THE PHILADELPHIA
STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCES SEPTEMBER VOLUME
For more information, contact Barbara Sorid at 215-496-5200
or by e-mail
PHILADELPHIA- October 6, 2005 — The Philadelphia
Stock Exchange announced today that equity option volume in September
jumped 69.63% when 13,006,001 contracts traded compared to the same
period last year when 7,667,372 contracts traded. Equity option volume
increased 9.13% compared to previous month when 11,917,768 contracts
traded.
Volume in sectors index options in September increased 55.63% when
532,127 contracts traded compared to 341,915 contracts traded in
the same year-ago period. Sectors index options volume in September
increased 6.02% compared to previous month when 501,925 contracts
traded.
Equity volume for September decreased 46.23% when 108,999,320 shares
traded compared to the same year-ago period when 202,704,654 shares
traded. Equity volume in September declined 5.80% when compared to
the previous month when 115,705,116 shares traded.
Trading volume in the customized and standardized currency options
for September totaled 13,578 Volume increased 20.82% compared to
the previous month when 11,238 contracts traded
PHLX currently lists options on 26 sectors: Among them are PHLX/KBW Bank Index
(BKXSM); KBW Insurance Index (KIXSM); KBW Capital Markets
Index
(KSXSM); (BMXSM); PHLX Drug Sector SM (RXSSM);
PHLX Gold/Silver
Sector SM (XAUSM); PHLX Oil Service Sector SM (OSXSM);
PHLX Defense Sector
SM (DFXSM); TheStreet.com
Internet Sector (DOTSM); PHLX Semiconductor SectorSM (SOXSM);
PHLX Utility
Sector (UTYSM); PHLX Housing Sector SM (HGXSM),
the SIG Investment Managers
Index™ (SMQSM), the PHLX Europe Sector (XEXSM), SIG
Cable, Media & Entertainment
Index™ (SCQSM), SIG Casino Gaming Index™ (SGVSM);
SIG Semiconductor Capital
Equipment Index™ (SEZSM), SIG Semiconductor Device Index™ (SDLSM)
and the SIG Steel Producers Index™(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, 26 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. SGVSM, SEZSM and SDLSM are service marks of
the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
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