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To: mst2000 who wrote (4012)	8/7/2001 7:26:10 PM
From: mmmary	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4443

you post your opinion, I post mine that's what these boards are all about. You just want to show the positive side of everything, fine, go ahead and do that. It's a free country. I am posting links to the documents so everyone can read them and make up their own mind. I am cut/pasting directly. I'm not making this stuff up.

To: mst2000 who wrote (4012)	8/7/2001 7:48:19 PM
From: Rob W	Respond to of 4443

PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE CONTINUES TO SET RECORD VOLUME For more information, contact: Heidi Van Vooren at 215-496-6483 PHILADELPHIA August 6, 2001--The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that 179,662,406 shares traded for July 2001. This represents a 31% increase over the same month last year when 136,980,844 shares traded. Equity trading volume for the first seven months of 2001 reached 1.2 billion shares traded. The PHLX currently trades nearly 2,200 equities. Equity options volume for July 2001 reached 6,446,646 contracts traded. This represents a 24% increase over the same month last year when 5,198,666 contracts traded. Equity options volume for the first seven months of 2001 reached a record 60,927,318 contracts traded, an 82% increase over the same period last year when 33,498,751 contracts traded. Volume for July in the PHLX's eleven sectors index options reached 451,743 contracts traded, a 98% increase over the same month last year when 228,178 contracts traded. In addition, sectors index options trading volume for the first seven months of 2001 reached a record high of 2,960,750 contracts traded, an increase of 41% over the same year ago period when 2,100,831 contracts traded. PHLX currently lists options on eleven sectors: 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). Volume in the PHLX's customized and standardized currency options reached 57,649 contracts traded for the month of July. This represents a 65% increase over the same month last year when 34,989 contracts traded. Volume for the first seven months of 2001 reached 296,476 contracts traded for an underlying value of approximately $11 billion. The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX), 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. phlx.com