THE PHILADELPHIA
STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCES OCTOBER VOLUME
For more information, contact Barbara Sorid at 215-496-5200
or by e-mail
PHILADELPHIA-
November 8, 2005 — The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that
equity option volume in October jumped 69.20% when 16,865,958 contracts
traded compared to the same period last year when 9,968,300 contracts
traded. Equity option volume increased 29.68% compared to the previous
month when 13,006,001 contracts traded.
Volume in sectors index options in October increased 69.41% when
626,877 contracts traded compared to 370,032 contracts traded in
the same year-ago period. Sectors index options volume in October
increased 17.81% compared to previous month when 532,127 contracts
traded.
Equity volume for October decreased 65.52% when 88,488,204 shares
traded compared to the same year-ago period when 256,672,374 shares
traded. Equity volume in October declined 18.82% compared to the
previous month when 108,999,320 shares traded.
Trading volume in the customized and standardized currency options
for October totaled 9,894 contracts, a decrease of 31.77% compared
to the same year-ago period when 14,502 contracts
PHLX currently lists options on 26 sectors, among them are: PHLX/KBW
Bank Index (BKXSM); KBW Insurance Index (KIXSM);
KBW Capital Markets Index (KSXSM); PHLX Drug SectorSM (RXSSM);
PHLX Gold/Silver SectorSM (XAUSM); PHLX Oil
Service SectorSM (OSXSM); PHLX Defense
SectorSM (DFXSM); TheStreet.com
Internet Sector (DOTSM); PHLX Semiconductor SectorSM (SOXSM);
PHLX Utility SectorSM (UTYSM); PHLX
Housing SectorSM (HGXSM); the SIG Investment
Managers Index™ (SMQSM);
the PHLX Europe SectorSM (XEXSM); SIG Cable,
Media & Entertainment
Index™ (SCQSM); SIG Casino Gaming Index™ (SGVSM);
SIG Semiconductor Capital Equipment Index™ (SEZSM);
SIG Semiconductor Device Index™ (SDLSM); the
SIG Steel Producers Index™ (STQSM).
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
1,976 stocks, 1,823 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 DeviceSM Index
are trademarks of SIG Indices, LLLP. SGVSM, SEZSM and
SDLSM are service marks of
the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
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