The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that equity option volume in November increased 28.15% when 26,941,072 contracts traded compared to the same year-ago period when 21,022,937 contracts traded. Equity option volume in November increased 1.63% compared to the previous month when 26,510,197 contracts traded. Volume year-to-date was up 72.21% compared to the previous year.
The Exchange garnered 16 % equity options market share in November making it the third largest market center in the U.S. for options for the 13th month in a row. PHLX market share without ex-dividend volume was 13.19%.
Sectors index options volume in November decreased 18.23% when 484,637 contracts traded compared to the previous month when 592,661 contracts traded. Volume in sectors index options in November declined 15.18% compared to same year-ago period when 571,387 contracts traded.
Trading volume in the customized and standardized currency options for November totaled 11,066 contracts, an increase of 17.16% compared to the previous month when 9,445 contracts traded. Volume in November increased 14.21% compared to the same year-ago period when 9,689 contracts traded.
Equity volume for November increased 59.63% when 64,103,615 shares traded compared the previous month when 40,157,499 shares traded. Equity volume for November decreased 31.18% compared to the same year-ago period when 88,488,204 shares traded.
PHLX currently lists options on 16 sectors, among them are: PHLX/KBW Bank Index (BKXSM);); KBW Insurance Index (KIXSM);); KBW Capital Markets Index (KSXSM);); KBW Mortgage Finance Index (MFXSM);); KBW Regional Banking Index (KRXSM);); PHLX Drug SectorSM); (RXSSM);); PHLX Gold/Silver SectorSM); (XAUSM);); PHLX Oil Service SectorSM); (OSXSM);); PHLX Defense SectorSM); (DFXSM);); TheStreet.com Internet Sector (DOTSM);); PHLX Semiconductor SectorSM); (SOXSM);); PHLX Utility SectorSM); (UTYSM);); PHLX Housing SectorSM); (HGXSM);); SIG Coal Producers IndexTM); (SCPSM);); SIG Oil & Exploration IndexTM); (EPXSM); and the SIG Steel Producers IndexSM); (STQTM);).
The PHLX trades iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund (FXISM). This is the first time investors in the United States and abroad are 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 2,287 stocks, 2,231 equity options, 16 sectors index options, and currency options and futures. For more information about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com.
