PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SECTOR INDEX OPTIONS
VOLUME UP 16%; STOCK VOLUME RISES 27%
(PHILADELPHIA) Sept. 6 - The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that August
volume in the PHLX's 11 sector index options increased 16 % when 364, 980 contracts traded as
compared to the same time period in 2000 when 314, 446 contracts traded.
The PHLX currently lists options on eleven sector indexes: PHLX/KBW Bank Sector (BKX);
Computer Box Maker Sector (BMX); Drug Sector (RXS); Forest and Paper Products Sector (FPP);
Gold/Silver Sector (XAU); Oil Service Sector (OSX); OTC Prime Sector (OTX); The Street.com
Internet Sector (DOT); Semiconductor Sector (SOX); Utility Sector (UTY); and Wireless Telecom
Sector (YLS).
Equity trading volume for August was 177,617,176 shares traded, a 27% increase over the
same year ago period when 139,386,878 shares traded.
Equity options volume was 5,889,404, a decrease of less than one percent when 5,923,531
contracts traded in the same year-ago period.
August 2001 volume in the PHLX's customized and standardized currency options was 31,669
contracts traded, down from 49,655 contracts traded in the same month last year representing a
36% decrease.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange, the nation's first stock exchange, was founded in 1790. The
PHLX trades more than 2,200 stocks, 1,041 listed equity options, 11 sectors index options and
currency pairs. For more information about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com. |
