The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces October Volume - “PHLX Has Record Monthly Volume For Equity Options”

PHILADELPHIA- Nov. 6, 2006 - The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that equity option volume in October increased 57.18% when 26,510,197 contracts traded compared to the same year-ago period when 16,865,958 contracts traded. Equity option volume in October increased 27.52% compared to the previous month when 20,768,135 contracts traded.

The Exchange garnered 15.17 % equity options market share in October making it the third largest market center in the U.S. for options for the twelfth month in a row. PHLX market share without ex-dividend volume was 14.19%.

Sectors index options volume in October increased 3.25% when 592,661 contracts traded compared to the previous month when 574,025 contracts traded. Volume in sectors index options in October declined 5.46% compared to same year-ago period when 626,877 contracts traded

Trading volume in the customized and standardized currency options for October totaled 9,445 contracts, an increase of 5.77% compared to the previous month when 8,930 contracts traded. Volume in October decreased 4.54% compared to the same year-ago period when 9,894 contracts traded.

Equity volume for October decreased 17.23% when 40,157,499 shares traded compared the previous month when 48,516,901 shares traded. Equity volume for October decreased 54.62% 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 (BKX^SM); KBW Insurance Index (KIX^SM); KBW Capital Markets Index (KSX^SM); KBW Mortgage Finance Index (MFX^SM); KBW Regional Banking Index (KRX^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^SM (UTY^SM); PHLX Housing Sector^SM (HGX^SM); SIG Coal Producers Index^TM (SCP^SM); SIG Oil & Exploration Index^TM (EPX^SM); and the SIG Steel Producers Index^TM (STQ^SM).

The PHLX trades iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund (FXI^SM). 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.

SIG Investment Managers Index™ is a trademark of Susquehanna Indices, LLP.
SMQ ^SM is a service mark of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange.

SIG Casino Gaming Index^TM, SIG Semiconductor Capital Equipment Index^TM and SIG Semiconductor Device^TM Index are trademarks of SIG Indices, LLLP. SGV^SM, SEZ^SM and SDL^SM are service marks of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.