THE PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCES
FEBRUARY VOLUME

PHLX posts gains across all product lines compared to same year-ago period

PHILADELPHIA – March 6, 2008 - The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that 33,131,940 equity option contracts traded in February, an increase of 37.34%, compared to the same year-ago period when 24,124,606 contracts traded. Equity option volume in February was down 37.52% compared to last month when 53,023,914 contracts traded.

Market share for equity options in February was 14.82%. The average daily volume for equity options was 1,665,697 contracts.

Volume on the six World Currency Options (WCOs) soared 2588.56% in February when 350,830 contracts traded compared to 13,049 contracts during the same year-ago period. Volume decreased 48.22% compared to the previous month when 677,576 contracts traded.

Index options volume for February increased 0.02% when 431,030 contracts traded compared to the same year-ago period when 430,940 contracts traded. Volume in index options in February decreased 28.27% compared to the previous month when 600,900 contracts traded.

Equity volume for February increased 28.17% when 124,828,809 shares traded compared to the same year-ago period when 97,396,887 shares traded. Equity volume for February decreased 23.97% compared to the previous month when 164,183,312 shares traded.

PHLX currently lists options on 17 sectors, among them are: KBW Bank Index (BKX^SM); KBW Mortgage Finance Index (MFX^SM); KBW Regional Banking Index (KRX^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^SM (UTY^SM); PHLX Housing Sector^SM (HGX^SM); SIG Coal Producers Index^TM (SCP^SM); SIG Oil & Exploration Index^TM (EPX^SM); and the SIG Steel Producers Index^TM (STQ^SM).

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades more than 7,000 stocks, 2,639 equity options, 17 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.

SIG Investment Managers Index™ is a trademark of Susquehanna Indices, LLP.

SMQ^SM is a service mark of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange.

The PHLX trades iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund (FXI^SM). This is the first time investors in the United States and abroad are 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.

SIG Casino Gaming Index^TM, SIG Semiconductor Capital Equipment Index^TM and SIG Semiconductor Device^TM Index are trademarks of SIG Indices, LLLP. SGV^SM, SEZ^SM and SDL^SM are service marks of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.

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