NEW YORK, May 8, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ITG (NYSE:ITG), a leading independent execution and research broker, today announced that April 2014 U.S. trading volume was 3.3 billion shares and average daily volume (ADV) was 156 million shares. This compares to 3.5 billion shares and ADV of 165 million shares in March 2014 and 4.1 billion shares and ADV of 188 million shares in April 2013. There were 21 trading days in both April 2014 and March 2014 and 22 trading days in April 2013.
ITG U.S. Trading Activity
April 2014
| Total U.S. Shares | # of Trade Days | Total U.S. Volume | Average U.S. Daily Volumes |
| April 2014 | 21 | 3,269,478,520 | 155,689,453 |
| Year-to-Date: | 82 | 13,290,739,840 | 162,082,193 |
April 2014 trading included a higher mix of trading by active buyside clients, positively impacting average revenue per share.
These statistics are preliminary and may be revised in subsequent updates and public filings. Volume statistics are posted on the investor relations section of ITG's website, investor.itg.com and are available via a downloadable spreadsheet file.
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