NYSE Euronext Business Summary for September 2007.* Busiest September Ever for European Cash: Vol. Up 58.8% y-o-y * NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange Group: ETF ETF See Exchange Traded Fund. ETF See exchange-traded fund (ETF). Avg. Daily Vol. Up 49.2% y-o-y, Total ETF Vol. Up 56.6% y-t-d * Record September for European Derivatives derivatives In finance, contracts whose value is derived from another asset, which can include stocks, bonds, currencies, interest rates, commodities, and related indexes. Purchasers of derivatives are essentially wagering on the future performance of that asset. : Vol. Up 46.1% y-o-y * NYSE Arca For other uses of "ARCA", see ARCA. NYSE Arca, previously known as ArcaEx, an abbreviation of Archipelago Exchange, is an entirely online securities exchange on which both stocks and options are traded. Options: Avg. Daily Vol. Up 61.4% y-o-y, Total Vol. Up 61.3%y-t-d NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- NYSE Euronext For other uses of "NYX", see NYX (disambiguation). NYSE Euronext, Inc. (NYSE: NYX, Euronext: NYX) (formerly NYSE Group, Inc.) is a for-profit corporation that operates multiple securities exchanges, most notably the New York Stock Exchange (the "Big Board"), (NYSE Euronext: NYX Noun 1. Nyx - (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of the night; daughter of Chaos; counterpart of Roman Nox Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks ) reported strong transaction volume in U.S. and European trading operations for September 2007, complemented by excellent listings activity and robust market quality. Average daily volumes of 2.5 billion shares handled1 on NYSE Group in September 2007 resulted in year-over-year gains of 4.1% while 1.3 million average daily transactions2 were recorded on Euronext cash markets during the month, up 66.8% year-over-year. Liffe registered its busiest September ever, with trading up 46.1% from a year-ago. Total volume for equity options trading on NYSE Arca Options increased 53.3% year-over-year, while average daily volume in Sept. improved by 61.4% year-over-year. NYSE Euronext, with six cash equities and six derivatives exchanges, is the leading and most diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s global exchange group. Cash Products Euronext * Euronext's cash markets registered their busiest September ever with 25.6 million transactions completed in September 2007, up 58.8% from the same month last year, representing an average daily volume of 1.3 million transactions, up 66.8% compared to September 2006. Since the beginning of the year, almost 236 million cash transactions were registered on Euronext compared to 163 million during the same period a year ago. * Euronext reported 24.6 million equities transactions in September 2007, up 68.2% year-on-year on an average daily basis. This brought the year-to-date total number of transactions to 226 million, up 45.0% versus the same period last year. * Year-on-year transactions on Euronext were up 146.2% for ETFs and up 31.3% for Structured Products, which includes warrants and certificates. NYSE Group * NYSE Group's exchanges reported 2.5 billion shares handled per day in September, up 4.1% year-over-year. Average daily handled volume in 2007 was up 15.8% since the beginning of the year. * NYSE Group's operations in NYSE-listed securities reported 2.0 billion shares handled per day, up 9.3% from the same month last year with total volume in 2007 up 19.3% year-to-date. * NYSE Group's operations in ETF trading reported 264 million shares handled daily, up 49.2% from the same period last year with total volume in 2007 up 56.6% year-to-date. * In September, the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. (NYSE) and NYSE Arca, Inc. (NYSE Arca) announced new strategic pricing for equities transactions for customers, effective Oct. 1. Developed to offer attractive rates to all customers using NYSE Group exchanges, this new pricing schedule has no volume tiers, and offers the highest rebate rebate, partial refund of the total price paid for goods or services. In the United States, rebates were historically given by railroads to favored shippers as a return on transportation charges. and the lowest take fees among major U.S. exchanges. * On September 21, the New York Stock Exchange processed new 30-minute and 60-minute trading volume Trading volume The number of shares transacted every day. As there is a seller for every buyer, one can think of the trading volume as half of the number of shares transacted. That is, if A sells 100 shares to B, the volume is 100 shares. records for the first hour of trading with 704 million shares traded during the first half-hour and 805 million shares traded in the first hour. Derivatives Products Liffe * Liffe, NYSE Euronext's leading futures and options business, recorded its busiest September ever, trading a total of 95.7 million futures and options contracts, up 46.1% from September last year. Over 724 million contracts have been traded year-to-date, up 28.7% from the same period last year. * Interest rate products traded almost 54 million contracts in September, up 39.1% from the same month last year. Of this, 51.7 million contracts were in short-term interest rate (STIR) products, where Liffe's Short Sterling Futures and Options both registered all-time record volumes. Over 398 million interest rate contracts have been traded year-to-date, up 26.0% from the same period last year. * Equity products traded 40.8 million contracts in September, up 57.6% from the same month last year. More than 316 million equity contracts have been traded year-to-date, up 32.3% year-on-year. * Liffe's commodity products traded 1.1 million futures and options contracts in September, up 37.5% from September last year. Volumes are up 26.7% year-to-date. NYSE Arca Options * NYSE Arca reported 1.2 million equity options contracts executed daily on average in September, up 61.4% from the same month last year. Over 220 thousand equity options contracts have executed since the beginning of the year, up 61.3% year-to-date. * From January 1 through September 30, 2007, NYSE Arca Options achieved a 90% increase in its share of trading in SEC penny pilot issues. * NYSE Arca's average daily volume in the penny pilot issues has increased 165% to 293 thousand contracts per day in September, up from 110 thousand contracts per day in January 2007. Listings Euronext * Six IPOs were added on Euronext's markets in September 2007, bringing the total number of IPOs since the beginning of the year to a record 107, as compared to 88 during the same period in 2006, with EU5.9/$8.4 billion raised in connection with new listings. * Additionally, four new ETFs were listed on NextTrack in September, bringing the total number of new ETF listings since the beginning of the year to 57. NYSE Group * September produced 17 new listings on NYSE Group markets, including 5 operating companies operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. , 5 Closed-End Fund Closed-end fund An investment company that issues shares like any other corporation and usually does not redeem its shares. A publicly traded fund sold on stock exchanges or over the counter that may trade above or below its net asset value. Related: Open-end fund. listings and 7 ETFs. * There were 7 IPOs in September, including 2 U.S. domestic operating companies and 5 Closed-End Funds. The other new listings were 2 non-US companies, including 1 non-US IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. , and 1 spin-off The situation that arises when a parent corporation organizes a subsidiary corporation, to which it transfers a portion of its assets in exchange for all of the subsidiary's capital stock, which is subsequently transferred to the parent corporation's shareholders. . * The 2 U.S. domestic operating companies that conducted IPOs on NYSE Group markets raised a total of EU226.3/$321.8 million in IPO proceeds, and 1 non-US company raised EU302.4/$430 million in proceeds in connection with listing. 5 closed-end funds joined the NYSE in September, raising EU615.7/$875.5 million in proceeds, in connection with listing. A total of EU1.1/$1.6 billion in total IPO proceeds, including funds, were raised on NYSE Group markets during September. Note: Based on second-quarter 2007 non-GAAP combined revenues (excluding activity assessment fees, and liquidity payments, routing and clearing fees) NYSE Euronext revenues from its primary business activities are represented below as a percentage of total net revenues: * Derivatives trading accounts Trading Account 1. An account similar to a traditional bank account, holding cash and securities, and is administered by an investment dealer. 2. An account held at a financial institution and administered by an investment dealer that the account holder uses to employ a for 21% * European cash trading accounts for 16% * U.S. cash trading accounts for 10% * Market data accounts for 14% * Listing accounts for 13% On Sept. 28, 2007: EU1 = $1.4219 Appendix: NYSE Euronext Markets Tables About NYSE Euronext NYSE Euronext, a holding company created by the combination of NYSE Group, Inc. and Euronext N.V., commenced trading on April 4, 2007. NYSE Euronext (NYSE Euronext: NYX) operates the world's largest and most liquid exchange group and offers the most diverse array of financial products and services. NYSE Euronext, which brings together six cash equities exchanges in five countries and six derivatives exchanges in six countries, is a world leader for listings, trading in cash equities, equity and interest rate derivatives An interest rate derivative is a derivative where the underlying asset is the right to pay or receive a (usually notional) amount of money at a given interest rate. The interest rate derivatives market is the largest derivatives market in the world. , bonds and the distribution of market data. Representing a combined $30.8 trillion/EU22.8 trillion One thousand times one billion, which is 1, followed by 12 zeros, or 10 to the 12th power. See space/time. (mathematics) trillion - In Britain, France, and Germany, 10^18 or a million cubed. In the USA and Canada, 10^12. total market capitalization Total Market Capitalization The total market value of all of a firm's outstanding securities. of listed companies listed company n → compañía cotizable listed company n → société cotée en Bourse listed company list n → and average daily trading value of approximately $127.0 billion/EU94.0 billion (as of June 29, 2007), NYSE Euronext seeks to provide the highest standards of market quality and integrity, innovative products and services to investors, issuers, and all users of its markets. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and 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 Registration Statement (document de base) filed with the French Autorite des Marches Financiers (Registered on November 30, 2006 under No. 06-0184), 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. , as amended a·mend v. a·mend·ed, a·mend·ing, a·mends v.tr. 1. To change for the better; improve: amended the earlier proposal so as to make it more comprehensive. 2. , and other periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or the French Autorite des Marches 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. 1 Handled shares represent the total number of shares of equity securities internally matched on the NYSE Group's exchanges or routed to and executed at an external market center. 2 Euronext equities transactions count each buy and sell order as separate transactions, NYSE Group equities transactions count buy and sell orders together as a single transaction. All NYSE Euronext derivatives transactions count buy and sell orders together as a single transaction [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] |
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