The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces New Record One-Day Equity Options Volume - Equity Options Market Share Vaults To 31.50 %

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that volume in equity options reached an all-time record high yesterday, December 20, when 6,399,457 contracts traded representing an all-time high market share of 31.50 %. This volume surpasses the previous record high of Dec. 14, 2006 when 3,345,529 million equity options contracts traded representing a market share of 27.87%.

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades more than 7,000 stocks, 2,639 equity options, 16 sectors index options, options on all major currencies, and futures through its subsidiary, The Philadelphia Board of Trade (PBOT). For more information about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com.