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Knight Capital Group, Inc. (March 12, 2010) (Nasdaq: NITE) today announced equities and foreign exchange volume statistics for the month of February 2010.
Equities
For the month of February 2010, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index increased 2.6%, 2.9% and 4.2%, respectively. During the same period, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) averaged 22.5.
Knight's equities volumes were as follows:
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Average daily U.S. equities dollar volume traded in February 2010 was $26.5 billion, down approximately 5.7% from $28.1 billion in January 2010 and up approximately 36.1% from $19.5 billion in February 2009.
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Average daily U.S. equities trade volume in February 2010 was 3.7 million, down approximately 3.7% from 3.9 million in January 2010, and down approximately 1.2% from 3.8 million in February 2009.
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Average daily U.S. equities share volume in February 2010 was 9.1 billion, down approximately 12.2% from 10.4 billion in January 2010, and up approximately 49.3% from 6.1 billion in February 2009.
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Knight Direct recorded average daily equities share volume in February 2010 of 102.6 million, virtually unchanged from 102.3 million in January 2010, and up approximately 95.8% from 52.4 million in February 2009.*
In equities, there were 19 trading days in February 2010, January 2010 and February 2009.
Foreign Exchange
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Hotspot FX recorded average daily notional dollar value traded in February 2010 of $34.7 billion, up approximately 12.3% from $30.8 billion in January 2010, and up approximately 105.4% from $16.9 billion in February 2009. |
In foreign exchange, there were 20 trading days in February 2010, January 2010 and February 2009.
| FEBRUARY 2010 MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTS |
FEBRUARY 2010 |
JANUARY 2010 |
FEBRUARY 2009 |
| Average daily U.S. equities dollar volume traded (in $ millions) |
26,541 |
28,130 |
19,496 |
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| Average daily U.S. equities trades (in thousands) |
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| Listed Trades |
2,618 |
2,616 |
2,756 |
| Nasdaq Trades |
1,043 |
1,179 |
976 |
| FINRA OTC BB and Other Trades |
69 |
80 |
42 |
| Total average daily trades |
3,730 |
3,875 |
3,774 |
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| Average daily U.S. equities shares (in millions) |
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| Listed Trades |
748 |
817 |
858 |
| Nasdaq Trades |
377 |
439 |
354 |
| FINRA OTC BB and Other Trades |
8,003 |
9,140 |
4,902 |
| Total average daily shares |
9,128 |
10,396 |
6,114 |
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| Knight Direct equities shares (in millions)* |
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| Average Daily Knight Direct equity shares |
102.6 |
102.3 |
52.4 |
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| Hotspot FX notional dollar value traded ($ in billions) |
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| Average Daily Hotspot FX notional dollar value traded |
34.7 |
30.8 |
16.9 |
Data contained in these monthly statistics is provided for historical background purposes only and should not be relied upon as current data for making investment decisions.
*Knight Direct average daily share volume includes U.S. and European shares traded by the execution management system and algorithmic trading strategies.
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