THE PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCES JUNE VOLUME
“ Equity Option Volume Increases”

For more information, contact Barbara Sorid at 215-496-5200 or by e-mail

PHILADELPHIA- July 7, 2005 — The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that equity option volume for June reached 11,160,829 contracts, up 10.83% from the previous month when 10,070,405 contracts traded. Equity option volume for June increased 26.57% compared to the same year-ago period when 8,818,138 contracts traded.

Equity volume for June declined 19.66% when 108,257,009 shares traded compared to the previous month when 134,746,323 shares traded. Equity volume in June declined 43.63% when compared to the same year-ago period when 192,061,659 traded.

Volume in sectors index options in June increased 39.18% when 546,071 contracts traded compared 392,342 contracts traded in the previous month. Sectors index options volume in June increased 39.64% compared to the same year-ago period when 391,052 contracts traded.

Trading volume in the customized and standardized currency options for June totaled 12,797 Volume decreased 11.69% compared to the same year-ago period when 14,491 contracts traded
PHLX currently lists options on 22 sectors: Among them are PHLX/KBW Bank Index (BKX ^SM); KBW Insurance Index (KIX^SM); KBW Capital Markets Index (KSX^SM); (BMX ^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 (UTY ^SM); PHLX Housing Sector ^SM (HGX ^SM), the SIG Investment Managers Index™ (SMQ ^SM), the PHLX Europe Sector (XEX ^SM,), SIG Cable, Media & Entertainment Index™ (SCQ ^SM), SIG Casino Gaming Index™ (SGV^SM); SIG Semiconductor Capital Equipment Index™ (SEZ^SM), SIG Semiconductor Device Index™ (SDL^SM) and the SIG Steel Producers Index™(STQ^SM).

The PHLX now trades iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund (FXI^SM) 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 2,000 stocks, 1,700 equity options, 22 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 Index™, SIG Semiconductor Capital Equipment Index™ and SIG Semiconductor Device™ Index are trademarks of SIG Indices, LLLP. SGV^SM, SEZ^SM and SDL^SM are service marks of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.

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