THE PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE TO BEGIN TRADING FOUR NEW OPTIONS ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 7

For more information, contact Barbara Sorid at 215-496-5200 or by e-mail

PHILADELPHIA — May 6, 2008 -The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade four new options on May 7, 2008. The first three options were allocated to Susquehanna Securities:

Hawaiian Holdings Inc. (option/stock symbol: HA) will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration months of May, June, July and October. Position and exercise limits have been set at 5,000,000 shares.

Currency Shares Japanese Yen Trust (option/stock symbol: FXY) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of May, June, September and December. Position and exercise limits have been set at 5,000,000 shares.

Currency Shares Canadian Dollar Trust (option/stock symbol: FXC) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of May, June, September and December. Position and exercise limits have been set at 2,500,000 shares.

The final option was allocated to Citadel Derivatives Group, LLC:
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (option/stock symbol: DPS) will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expiration months of May, June, August and November. Position and exercise limits have been set at 2,500,000 shares.

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades over 7,000 stocks, 2,597 equity options, 18 sectors index options and currency options and futures. For more information about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com.

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