July 2014 Market Share Report

U.S. Equities Market Share

• Share volumes traded across Tape A, B, and C totaled 125.6 billion shares, an increase of 3.3% monthly, and decrease of 0.5% annually.
• NYSE-listed securities share volume was 66.7 billion shares, an increase of 5.1% monthly and decrease of 2.2% annually.
• Share volume in NASDAQ-listed securities was 39.6 billion shares, a 1.6% monthly decrease and 10.3% annual increase.

U.S Equity Options Market Share

• The top 3 market centers (CBOE, PHLX, NYSE AMEX) made up 52.7% of the total cleared contracts.
• The total number of cleared contracts increased 14.7% monthly to 203.9 million, which is a 12.9% increase on an annual basis. CBOE cleared 42.0 million contracts this month, which is a 15.1% increase on a monthly basis.
• Total premiums in July 2014 were $45.0 billion, a 23.9% increase from last month. PHLX total premiums increased 41.4% on a monthly basis. On an annual basis, total premiums increased 25.0%.

European Equity Market Share

• The notional value of the European Equities Market increased 6.2% monthly to €1.02 trillion, which is an 11.8% increase from last year.
• LSE Group had the greatest market share, with 21.9% (€222.6 billion) followed by BATS CHI-X Europe and Euronext, which had market shares of 17.9% (€182.1 billion) and 12.4% (€126.3 billion) respectively.
• The highest monthly volume increase was registered by the SIX Swiss Exchange, up 28.2%.

Source: July 2014 FIF Market Share and Market Dynamics Reports

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