THE PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE OBSERVED VETERANS DAY WITH A SPECIAL OPENING BELL CEREMONY

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From left to right: Sgt. Major Kent Durand; Major Lawrence Swesey (Ret.); Col. Brian Leonhard, all of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard; Rachael Garcia of the Curtis Institute; and William Terrell, PHLX first vice president of market operations

PHILADELPHIA – Nov. 9, 2005 – The Philadelphia Stock Exchange observed Veterans Day on Friday, Nov. 11 at 9:20 a.m. by honoring the members of the armed services, past and present, with a special bell-ringing ceremony. Col. Brian Leonhard of the Joint Headquarters Pennsylvania National Guard rang t he opening bell. Soprano Rachael Garcia, of the Curtis Institute of Music, sang “God Bless America.”

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades 1,973 stocks 1,823 equity options, 26 sectors index options and currency and futures options. For more information about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com.

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