The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces April Volume - Sector Index Options Volume increases

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that volume in April in sectors index options increased 9.67% when 585,331 contracts traded compared to 533,712 contracts traded in the previous month. Sectors index options volume in April declined 10.27% compared to the same year-ago period when 652,295 contracts traded.

Equity options volume for April declined 0.22% when 11,446.856 contracts traded compared to the previous month when 11,471,847 contracts traded. However, daily average volume was up 4.5% in that same period. Equity options volume in April declined 2.10% when compared to the same year-ago period when 11,692,026 contracts traded.

Equity volume for April reached 127,531,932 shares, down 10.03% from the previous month when 141,745,854 shares traded. Volume for April declined 52.33% compared to the same year-ago period when 267,516,091 shares traded.

Volume trading volume in the customized and standardized currency options for April totaled 12,959 contracts, a decline of 43.75 % compared to the previous month when 23,039 contracts traded. Volume declined 30.12% compared to the same year-ago period when 18,544 contracts traded PHLX currently lists options on 21 sectors: Among them are PHLX/KBW Bank Index (BKX ^SM); KBW Insurance Index (KIX ^SM); KBW Capital Markets Index (KSX^SM); (BMX ^SM); PHLX Drug Sector ^SM (RXS ^SM); PHLX Gold/Silver Sector^SM (XAU ^SM); PHLX Oil Service Sector ^SM (OSX ^SM); PHLX Defense Sector ^SM (DFX ^SM); TheStreet.com Internet Sector (DOT ^SM); PHLX Semiconductor Sector ^SM (SOX ^SM); PHLX Utility Sector (UTY ^SM); PHLX Housing Sector ^SM (HGX ^SM), the SIG Investment Managers Index^TM (SMQ ^SM), the PHLX Europe Sector (XEX ^SM), SIG Cable, Media & Entertainment Index^TM (SCQ ^SM), SIG Casino Gaming Index^TM (SGV^SM); SIG Semiconductor Capital Equipment Index^TM (SEZ^SM), SIG Semiconductor Device Index^TM (SDL^SM) and the SIG Steel Producers Index^TM (STQ).

The PHLX now trades iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund (FXI^SM) This is the first time investors in the United States and abroad will be able to track the performance of the largest and most widely traded Chinese stocks by mirroring the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index, which captures the top Chinese stocks available to international investors by total market capitalization.

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades 2,000 stocks, 1,650 equity options, 21 sectors index options, and currency options and futures. For more information about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com