The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces July Volume

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that equity volume for July increased 4.54% when 113,169,612 shares traded compared to the previous month when 108,257,009 shares traded. Equity volume in July declined 42.13% when compared to the same year-ago period when 195,549,088 shares traded.

Equity option volume for July reached 10,433,910 contracts, down 6.5% from the previous month when 11,160,829 contracts traded. Equity option volume for July increased 13.29 % compared to the same year-ago period when 9,210,088 contracts traded.

Volume in sectors index options in July declined 23.48% when 417,830 contracts traded compared to 546,071 contracts traded in the previous month. Sectors index options volume in July decreased 5.39% compared to the same year-ago period when 441,628 contracts traded.

Trading volume in the customized and standardized currency options for July totaled 13,253 Volume decreased 13.81% compared to the same year-ago period when 15,376 contracts traded

PHLX currently lists options on 25 sectors. They 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 (UTY ^SM); PHLX Housing Sector ^SM (HGX ^SM), the SIG Investment Managers Index™ (SMQ ^SM); the PHLX Europe Sector (XEX ^SM ); SIG Cable, Media & Entertainment Index^TM (SCQ ^SM); SIG Casino Gaming IndexÔ (SGV^SM); SIG Semiconductor Capital Equipment IndexÔ (SEZ^SM); SIG Semiconductor Device IndexÔ (SDL^SM); the SIG Steel Producers Index^TM(STQ ^SM); KBW Mortgagee Finance Index(MFX ^SM); KBW Regional Banking Index (KRX ^SM ); SIG Coal Producers Index™ (SCP ^SM ); SIG Footwear & Athletics Index ™ (FSQ ^SM ); SIG Oil Exploration & Production Index ™ (EPX ^SM ); SIG Specialty Retail Index ™ (RSO ^SM ); and the WellSpring Bio-Clinical Trials Index ™ (WHC ^SM).