The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces January Volume - “PHLX Starts Year As The Third Largest Marketplace For Options”

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that equity option volume in January jumped 121.09% when 21,917,015 contracts traded compared to the same period last year when 9,913,288 contracts traded. The Exchange garnered 13.3% equity options market share in January making it the third largest market center for options for the third month in a row. If volumes related to dividend spread trading are disaggregated from the total, PHLX market share falls slightly, to 12.8%. Equity option volume increased 16.86% compared to the previous month when 18,755,025 contracts traded.

Volume in sectors index options in January increased 42.73% when 701,617 contracts traded compared to 491,564 contracts traded in the same year-ago period. Sectors index options volume in January increased 30.71% compared to previous month when 536,781 contracts traded.

Equity volume for January decreased 51.74% when 82,755,970 shares traded compared to the same year-ago period when 171,477,884 shares traded. Equity volume in January increased 15.79% compared to the previous month when 71,470,654 shares traded.

Trading volume in the customized and standardized currency options for January totaled 11,912 contracts, a decrease of 2.05% compared to the same year-ago period when 12,161 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); 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 2,000 stocks, 1,926 equity options, 21 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.