The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces September Volume

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that equity option volume in September jumped 69.63% when 13,006,001 contracts traded compared to the same period last year when 7,667,372 contracts traded. Equity option volume increased 9.13% compared to previous month when 11,917,768 contracts traded.

Volume in sectors index options in September increased 55.63% when 532,127 contracts traded compared to 341,915 contracts traded in the same year-ago period. Sectors index options volume in September increased 6.02% compared to previous month when 501,925 contracts traded.

Equity volume for September decreased 46.23% when 108,999,320 shares traded compared to the same year-ago period when 202,704,654 shares traded. Equity volume in September declined 5.80% when compared to the previous month when 115,705,116 shares traded.

Trading volume in the customized and standardized currency options for September totaled 13,578 Volume increased 20.82% compared to the previous month when 11,238 contracts traded

PHLX currently lists options on 26 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, 1,700 equity options, 26 sectors index options, and currency options and futures. For more information about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com