THE PHILADELPHIA
STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCES AUGUST VOLUME
For more information, contact Barbara Sorid at 215-496-5200
or by e-mail
PHILADELPHIA- September 7, 2005 — The Philadelphia Stock Exchange
announced today that equity option volume for August reached 11,917,768
contracts, up 55.88% from the same year-ago period when 7,645,319
contracts traded. Equity option volume for August increased 14.22
% compared to the previous month when 10,433,910 contracts traded.
Volume in sectors index options in August increased 26.44% when 501,925
contracts traded compared to 396,970 contracts traded in the same
year-ago period. Sectors index options volume in August increased
20.13% compared to previous month when 417,830 contracts traded.
Equity volume for August decreased 39.35% when 115, 705,116 shares
traded compared to the same year-ago period when 190,775,212 shares
traded. Equity volume in August rose 2.24% when compared to the previous
month when 113,169,612 shares traded.
Trading volume in the customized and standardized currency options
for August totaled 11,238 Volume decreased 36.24% compared to the
same year-ago period when 17,628 contracts traded
PHLX currently lists options on 25 sectors: Among them are PHLX/KBW Bank Index
(BKX SM); KBW Insurance Index (KIX SM); KBW Capital Markets
Index (KSXSM);
(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
IndexTM (SCQ SM), SIG Casino Gaming IndexTM (SGVSM);
SIG Semiconductor Capital Equipment IndexTM (SEZSM), SIG Semiconductor
Device IndexTM (SDLSM)
and the SIG Steel Producers IndexTM(STQ).
The PHLX now trades iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund (FXISM) 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, 25 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 IndexTM, SIG Semiconductor Capital Equipment
IndexTM and SIG Semiconductor DeviceTM Index are trademarks
of SIG Indices, LLLP. SGVSM, SEZSM and SDLSM are service marks of
the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
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