Equity Trading Records Set On The NASDAQ Stock Market for the Second
Consecutive Month
NASDAQ's Lead in Matched Market Share of All U.S.-Listed Equities
Continues to Increase
NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.(sm) (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced consolidated market performance statistics for its U.S. and Nordic exchanges for the month of July 2008.
Business Highlights
-- NASDAQ's matched share of U.S. equity volume in July 2008 was
more than any other U.S. exchange for the sixteenth consecutive
month at 30.3%, compared with 29.1% during the same period last
year.
- The NASDAQ Stock Market's average daily matched volume in all
U.S. securities was a record 2.9 billion shares in July 2008,
an increase of 57.3% from July 2007.
-- Average daily matched volume in NYSE-listed stocks was a record
1.35 billion shares in July 2008, representing a 120% increase
compared with the same period last year.
- NASDAQ's matched market share in NYSE-listed securities last
month was a record 23.7%, up from 17.5% in July 2007.
-- The NASDAQ Stock Market's average daily matched share volume of
U.S. ETFs in July 2008 was a record 640 million shares, more than
any other U.S. exchange, representing a gain of 150.0% from the
same period last year.
-- The average daily value traded in fixed income securities on
NASDAQ OMX exchanges in the Nordic region in July 2008 amounted to
EUR 107 million, an increase of 17.7% from July 2007.
Equities Trading
The average daily value traded on NASDAQ OMX exchanges totaled USD116.2 billion (EUR73.6 billion) in July 2008 as compared with USD113.5 billion (EUR82.9 billion) in July 2007, representing an increase of 2.4%. The average daily number of trades executed on NASDAQ OMX exchanges totaled 13.9 million in July 2008, representing a 86.3% increase from the same month last year.
The NASDAQ Stock Market's average daily matched volume in all U.S. securities was a record 2.9 billion shares in July 2008, an increase of 57.3% from July 2007. NASDAQ's matched share of U.S. equity volume in July 2008 was more than any other U.S. exchange for the sixteenth consecutive month at 30.3%, compared with 29.1% during the same period last year. The NASDAQ Stock Market's average daily matched trade count in U.S. equities increased 88.0% from last year.
Average daily matched volume in NYSE-listed stocks was a record 1.35 billion shares in July 2008, representing a 120% increase compared with the same period last year. NASDAQ's matched market share in NYSE-listed securities last month was a record 23.7%, up from 17.5% in July 2007.
Average daily matched volume in NASDAQ-listed securities was 987 million shares, a two percent increase from the previous month.
During the month of July, 18.3% of NASDAQ's matched volume resulted from non-displayed orders, adding 12.4 billion shares of dark liquidity to the NASDAQ book.
On all the Nordic and Baltic Markets, the average daily number of trades was 187.1 thousand in July 2008, an increase of 8.0% from July 2007. In July 2008, average daily value traded was USD5.0 billion (EUR3.2 billion), an 11% decrease from the previous month.
Derivatives Trading
The average daily matched volume of NASDAQ(r) exchanges in U.S. equity options totaled 2.57 million contracts in July 2008, representing an increase of 37.9% over July 2007. NASDAQ exchanges' matched market share of U.S. equities options was 16.7%, compared with 17.0% during the same period last year.
The average daily volume in all equity and fixed-income derivative products traded on the Nordic Exchanges totaled 323.7 thousand contracts in July 2008. The average daily trading volume in share products, index products and fixed income products changed -39.7%, 20.3%, and 58.6%, respectively, compared with July 2007.
An additional 165.8 thousand Nordic equity derivative contracts traded on the EDX derivatives exchange on an average daily basis during July 2008, an increase of 23.3% from 134.5 thousand in July 2007.
Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Trading
The NASDAQ Stock Market's average daily matched share volume of U.S. ETFs in July 2008 was a record 640 million shares, more than any other U.S. exchange, representing a gain of 150.0% from the same period last year. NASDAQ's Matched market share in U.S. ETFs last month was 38.1%, compared with 34.6% in July 2007.
The average daily value traded in ETFs on NASDAQ OMX exchanges in the Nordic region last month totaled EUR 149 million.
Bond Trading
The average daily value traded in fixed income securities on NASDAQ OMX exchanges in the Nordic region in July 2008 amounted to EUR 107 million, an increase of 17.7% from July 2007.
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. Monthly Volume and Market Share Report is available at http://media.primezone.com/cache/6948/file/5923.pdf
To download NASDAQ OMX market share statistics, visit http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/content/marketstatistics/marketshare/useq.xls.
For information about these and other NASDAQ OMX performance statistics, visit www.nasdaqtrader.com/marketshare.
For more detailed statistics on NASDAQ OMX exchanges in the Nordic region, including national figures, visit http://www.omxnordicexchange.com/newsandstatistics/statisticsanalysis/?languageId=1.
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, and with over 3,900 companies, it is number one in worldwide listings among major markets. NASDAQ OMX Group offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; the OMX Nordic Exchange, including First North; and the 144A PORTAL Market. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX Group technology supports the operations of over 60 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. OMX Nordic Exchange is not a legal entity but describes the common offering from NASDAQ OMX Group exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit www.nasdaqomx.com.
Matched Market Share
Data represent share volume of NASDAQ-listed, NYSE-listed or U.S. equity securities (including ETFs) that are executed on the NASDAQ book as a percentage of consolidated market volume. Data are single counted.
Reported Market Share
Data represent share volume reported to the consolidated tape using NASDAQ-operated systems, which includes total share volume of NASDAQ-listed, NYSE-listed, or U.S. equity securities, including ETFs, executed on the NASDAQ book plus internalized volume and other trade reporting to The FINRA/NASDAQ Trade Reporting Facility(tm), a facility of FINRA that is operated by NASDAQ, as a percentage of consolidated market volume. Shares routed to other market centers for execution are not included. Data are single counted. Trades reported to the FINRA/NASDAQ TRF do not reflect liquidity available on the NASDAQ book.
Handled Market Share
Data represent share volume reported to the consolidated tape using NASDAQ-operated systems, which includes total share volume of NASDAQ-listed, NYSE-listed, or U.S. equity securities including ETFs that are executed on the NASDAQ book plus internalized volume and other trade reporting to The FINRA/NASDAQ TRF as a percentage of total consolidated NASDAQ market volume plus shares routed to other market centers for execution. Data are single counted. Trades reported to the FINRA/NASDAQ TRF and shares routed to other market centers for execution do not reflect liquidity available on the NASDAQ book.
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