The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that equity option volume in June reached a record high when 32,731,306 contracts traded. This represented a 64.79% increase compared to the same year-ago period when 19,862,026 contracts traded. Equity option volume in June increased 9.28% compared to the previous month when 29,951, 482 contracts traded.
Average daily volume in June for equity options also reached an all-time high of 1,558,634 contracts. Market share for equity options in June was 16.25 %. PHLX market share for equity options jumped 12.3% from the previous month and 23.76% compared to the same year-ago period.
PHLX market share in June without ex-dividend volume was 14.98 % when 30,176,654 contracts traded.
Equity volume for June increased 103.47% when 139,242,825 shares traded compared to the same year-ago period when 68,435,260 shares traded. Equity volume for June increased 11.12% compared the previous month when 125,308,868 shares traded.
Volume on two newly traded World Currency Options (WCOs) declined 17.02% in June when 22,837 contracts traded compared to 27,520 contracts traded the previous month.
WCOs ended June with an open interest of 58,067 contracts.
Trading volume in the customized and standardized currency options for June totaled 4,976 contracts, a decrease of 25.15% compared to the previous month when 6,648 contracts traded. Volume in June decreased 52.56% compared to the same year-ago period when 10,488 contracts traded.
Sectors index options volume for June decreased 2.97% when 557,674 contracts traded compared to the previous month when 574,749 contracts traded. Volume in sectors index options in June declined 35.93% compared to same year-ago period when 870,374 contracts traded
PHLX currently lists options on 17 sectors, among them are: KBW Bank Index (BKXSM); 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 IndexSM (SCPTM); SIG Oil & Exploration IndexTM (EPXSM); and the SIG Steel Producers IndexTM (STQSM); and Hapoalim American Israeli IndexTM (HAI).
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades 7,000 stocks, 2,502 equity options, 17 sectors index options, and currency options and futures. For more information about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com.
