Regulatory Filings • May 7, 2010
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Strong Year-Over-Year Growth in Derivatives Trading Volumes; Fixed Income Derivatives Trading Volumes Increase 47%, U.S. Equity Options Increase 62%; Global Cash Trading Volumes and U.S. Market Share Increase From March 2010 Levels
May 7, 2010 – NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced trading volumes for its global derivatives and cash equities exchanges for April 20101. Derivatives trading volumes in April 2010 recorded strong year-over-year growth, with European derivatives average daily volume ("ADV") increasing 51.5%, driven in part by a 47% increase in fixed income derivatives product ADV and U.S. options ADV increasing 62%. Cash equities ADV was mixed with European cash trading volumes slightly below prior year levels while U.S. cash declined 26.6% versus prior year levels. U.S. and European cash trading volumes, however, were both up over 20% from March 2010 levels.
1 All NYSE Euronext derivatives transactions count buy and sell orders together as a single transaction. NYSE Euronext European equities transactions count each buy and sell order as separate transactions, NYSE Euronext U.S. equities transactions count buy and sell orders together as a single transaction.
Euronext's Tape A matched market share in April 2010 was 34.1% up from 33.6% in March 2010.
• There were a total of 20 trading days in Europe and 21 days in the U.S. in both April 2010 and April 2009.
European Derivatives
• NYSE Euronext U.S. futures and futures options (NYSE Liffe U.S.) ADV in April 2010 was approximately 19,000 contracts, compared to 18,000 contracts in March 2010. Yearto-date U.S. futures and futures options ADV was 20,000 contracts.
European Cash
• NYSE Euronext European cash products ADV of 1.6 million transactions in April 2010 decreased 0.2%, compared to April 2009, but increased 22.2% compared to March 2010. Year-to-date, European cash products ADV of 1.4 million transactions was 0.4% below prior year levels.
U.S. Cash
Exchange Traded Products
• NYSE Euronext U.S. matched exchange-traded products ADV (included in volumes for Tape B and Tape C) of 326 million shares in April 2010 decreased 42.8% compared to April 2009, but increased 19.9% compared to March 2010. Year-to-date, NYSE Euronext U.S. matched exchange-traded products ADV of 325 million shares was 45.9% below prior year levels.
Please click here for the Monthly Transaction Activity Data Table.
NYSE Euronext (NYX) is a leading global operator of financial markets and provider of innovative trading technologies. The company's exchanges in Europe and the United States trade equities, futures, options, fixedincome and exchange-traded products. With approximately 8,000 listed issues (excluding European Structured Products), NYSE Euronext's equities markets – the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Euronext, NYSE Amex, NYSE Alternext and NYSE Arca – represent one-third of the world's equities trading, the most liquidity of any global exchange group. NYSE Euronext also operates NYSE Liffe, one of the leading European derivatives businesses and the world's second-largest derivatives business by value of trading. The company offers comprehensive commercial technology, connectivity and market data products and services through NYSE Technologies. NYSE Euronext is in the S&P 500 index, and is the only exchange operator in the S&P 100 index and Fortune 500. For more information, please visit: http://www.nyx.com.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning NYSE Euronext's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements are based on NYSE Euronext's current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause NYSE Euronext's results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: NYSE Euronext's ability to implement its strategic initiatives, economic, political and market conditions and fluctuations, government and industry
regulation, interest rate risk and U.S. and global competition, and other factors detailed in NYSE Euronext's reference document for 2009 ("document de référence") filed with the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (Filed on April 22, 2010 under No. D.10-0304), 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K and other periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers. In addition, these statements are based on a number of assumptions that are subject to change. Accordingly, actual results may be materially higher or lower than those projected. The inclusion of such projections herein should not be regarded as a representation by NYSE Euronext that the projections will prove to be correct. This press release speaks only as of this date. NYSE Euronext disclaims any duty to update the information herein.
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