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Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Postpone Trading Options On The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Until June 11

Date 04/06/2003

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading options on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (option/stock symbol: CME) on Wednesday, June 11. It had previously announced that trading would begin on Thursday, June 5.

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades more than 2,200 stocks, 1,016 listed equity options, 12 sectors index options and currency pairs. For more information about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com.