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Smarty Jones Team Rings The Opening Bell At The Philadelphia Stock Exchange

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Smarty Jones Team rings the PHLX opening bell.
Bill Foster, Sherry Servis, and Randy and Michael Chapman ring the PHLX opening bell.

PHILADELPHIA – July 30, 2004 – Members of the Smarty Jones team rang the opening bell on the floor of the Exchange on Tuesday, August 3.

Randy and Michael Chapman, sons of Smarty’s owners Patricia and Roy Chapman, were there representing their family along with Sherry Servis, wife of Smarty’s trainer John Servis, and Bill Foster, who works with Mr. Servis to take care of Philadelphia’s hometown hero horse.

The appearance of the Smarty Jones team marks another in a yearlong series of prominent people invited to ring the opening bell every month. Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street kicked off trading for the New Year on the floor of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange on Friday, Jan. 2.

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades nearly 2,000 stocks, 1,500 equity options, 18 sectors index options, and currency options and futures. For more information about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com.

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