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The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that equity
option volume increased 80.28% when 18,810,223 contracts traded
compared to the same year-ago period when 10,433,910 contracts
traded. Equity option volume in July declined 5.30% compared
to the previous month when 19,862,026 contracts traded.
The Exchange garnered 13.48 % equity options market share in
July making it the third largest market center in the US for
options for the ninth month in a row. The Exchange’s substantial
volume growth was also recently reflected in the June rankings
of equity option volume at global exchanges (July 31, 2006 edition
of Futures and Options Week ) when PHLX placed fourth worldwide
in equity options volume.
PHLX market share without ex-dividend volume of 784,395 contracts
was 12.91%.
Sectors index options volume in July increased 41.40% when 590,822
contracts traded compared to the same year-ago period when 417,830
contracts traded. Volume in sectors index options in July decreased
32.12% compared to the previous month when 870,374 contracts
traded
Trading volume in the customized and standardized currency options
for July totaled 11,335 contracts, a decrease of 14.47% compared
to the same year-ago period when 13,253 contracts traded. Volume
in July increased 8.08% compared to the previous month when
10,488 contracts traded.
PHLX currently lists options on 19 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); PHLX World Energy IndexSM
(XWESM); SIG Cable, Media & Entertainment IndexTM
(SCQSM); SIG Coal Producers IndexTM (SCPSM);
SIG Oil & Exploration IndexTM (EPXSM);
SIG Semiconductor Device IndexTM (SDLSM);
the SIG Steel Producers IndexTM (STQSM).
The PHLX now trades iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund
(FXISM). 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 1,943 stocks, 2,231 equity options, 19 sectors index
options, and currency options and futures. For more information
about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com.
SIG Investment Managers Index™ is a trademark
of Susquehanna Indices, LLP.
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 IndexTM, SIG Semiconductor Capital Equipment IndexTM and SIG Semiconductor DeviceTM Index are trademarks of SIG Indices, LLLP. SGVSM, SEZSM and SDLSM are service marks of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
