The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces December Volume - “PHLX Is Again The Third Largest Marketplace For Options”

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that equity option volume in December jumped 91.38% when 18,755,025 contracts traded compared to the same period last year when 9,799,726 contracts traded. Volume was up 22.15% year-over-year. The Exchange garnered 14.89% equity options market share in December making it the third largest market center for options for the second month in a row. Equity option volume decreased 10.79% compared to the previous month when 21,022,937 contracts traded.

Volume in sectors index options in December increased 54.53% when 536,781 contracts traded compared to 347,362 contracts traded in the same year-ago period. Volume increased 18.18% year-over-year. Sectors index options volume in December decreased 6.061% compared to previous month when 571,387 contracts traded.

Equity volume for December decreased 59.83% when 71,470,654 shares traded compared to the same year-ago period when 177,905,429 shares traded. Equity volume in December declined 23.28% compared to the previous month when 93,152,634 shares traded.
Trading volume in the customized and standardized currency options for December totaled 13,499 contracts, a decrease of 4.48% compared to the same year-ago period when 14,132 contracts traded. Volume increased 39.32% compared to the previous month when 9,689 contracts traded

PHLX currently lists options on 25 sectors, among them are: PHLX/KBW Bank Index (BKX^SM); KBW Insurance Index (KIX^SM); KBW Capital Markets Index (KSX^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^SM (UTY^SM); PHLX Housing Sector^SM (HGX^SM); the SIG Investment Managers Index™ (SMQ^SM); the PHLX Europe Sector^SM (XEX ^SM); SIG Cable, Media & Entertainment Index™ (SCQ ^SM); SIG Casino Gaming Index™ (SGV^SM); SIG Semiconductor Capital Equipment Index™ (SEZ^SM); SIG Semiconductor Device Index™ (SDL^SM); the SIG Steel Producers Index™ (STQ^SM).

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 1,986 stocks, 1,926 equity options, 25 sectors index options, and currency options and futures. For more information about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com.

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SMQ ^SM is a service mark of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange.
SIG Cable, Media and Entertainment Index™ is a trademark of Susquehanna Indices, LLP.
SCQ ^SM is a service mark of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange.

SIG Casino Gaming Index™, SIG Semiconductor Capital Equipment Index™ and SIG Semiconductor Device™ Index are trademarks of SIG Indices, LLLP. SGV^SM, SEZ^SM and SDL^SM are service marks of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.