FROM RECESSION TO “BULL MARKET”…LITERALLY!...2,000LB LIVE BULL TOOK TO FLOOR OF PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE AND RANG OPENING BELL JANUARY 25

PHILADELPHIA – January 24, 2008 – “TC the Bull” joined a local cowboy to bring the U.S. out of recession for one day prior to competing in the Toughest Cowboy Rodeo at Wachovia Spectrum.

TC, a 2,000lb bull from the World’s Toughest Cowboy Rodeo, took the U.S. from a recession to a “Bull Market” with a visit to the trading floor inside the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. Local Toughest Cowboy competitor Clovis Crane of Lebanon, P.A., rang the opening bell with TC by his side.

Crane will compete in the World’s Toughest Cowboy Rodeo at the Wachovia Spectrum this Saturday, January 26 at 7:30pm. Tickets to the event are still available via ComcastTIX.com, 1-800-298-420, or the Wachovia Complex Box Office.

TC entered the Philadelphia Stock Exchange via the freight elevator at the loading dock and “bull” his way to the opening bell to start the trading for the day.

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades more than 7,000 stocks, 2,639 equity options, 16 sectors index options, options on all major currencies, and futures through its subsidiary, The Philadelphia Board of Trade (PBOT). For more information about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com.

February 24, 1972 Tina, a 275 pound bear, paid a visit to the floor of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange.

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