NYSE Euronext Announces Trading Volumes for March 2013 and Other Metrics

European Derivatives ADV Up Nearly 9% versus Prior Year
European, U.S. Cash Equities and U.S. Equity Options ADV Trail Prior Year

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced trading volumes for its global derivatives and cash equities exchanges for March 2013¹. Global derivatives average daily volume (“ADV”) of 8.1 million contracts in March 2013 was in-line with March 2012, but decreased 7.8% from February 2013. European derivatives products ADV in March 2013 of 4.3 million contracts increased 8.9% compared to March 2012, but decreased 2.8% from February 2013 levels. NYSE Liffe U.S. rebounded 62.7% versus the prior month. Trading volumes in European and U.S. cash equities declined both year-over-year and month-over-month.

Highlights

• NYSE Euronext global derivatives ADV in March 2013 of 8.1 million contracts was in line with March 2012, and decreased 7.8% from February 2013 levels.
• NYSE Euronext European derivatives products ADV in March 2013 of 4.3 million contracts increased 8.9% compared to March 2012, but decreased 2.8% from February 2013 levels. Excluding Bclear, NYSE Liffe's trade administration and clearing service for OTC products, European derivatives products ADV increased 21.4% compared to March 2012, but decreased 6.7% from February 2013.
• NYSE Euronext U.S. equity options (NYSE Arca and NYSE Amex Options) ADV of 3.8 million contracts in March 2013 decreased 8.6% compared to March 2012 levels, and decreased by 13.7% from February 2013 levels. NYSE Euronext’s U.S. options exchanges accounted for 26.9% of total U.S. consolidated equity options trading in March 2013, up from 26.0% in March 2012, but down from 28.2% in February 2013.
• NYSE Liffe U.S. ADV of approximately 78,100 contracts decreased from 104,900 contracts in March 2012, but increased from 48,000 contracts in February 2013.
• NYSE Euronext European cash products ADV of 1.4 million transactions in March 2013 decreased 14.4% compared to March 2012 and decreased 4.6% compared to February 2013.
• NYSE Euronext U.S. cash products (NYSE, NYSE Arca and NYSE-MKT) handled ADV of 1.5 billion shares in March 2013 decreased 13.8% compared to March 2012 and decreased 2.7% compared to February 2013. NYSE Euronext’s Tape A matched market share in March 2013 was 31.1%, down slightly from 31.3% in March 2012, but up from 29.4% in February 2013.
• The preliminary average net revenue per transaction type (as defined below) for each of the primary trading venues in the first quarter of 2013 is included below:

			Preliminary
Trading Venue	1Q12	4Q12	1Q13
European Derivatives (ex. Bclear)^1	$0.659	$0.673	$0.62
U.S. Derivatives^2	$0.148	$0.144	$0.15
European Cash^3	$0.573	$0.583	$0.61
U.S. Cash^4	$0.043	$0.040	$0.04
^1Average net revenue per contract, excluding Bclear.
^2Average net revenue per contract. Excludes NYSE Liffe U.S. trading volume.
^3Average net revenue per transaction.
^4Average net revenue per 100 shares handled.

Other Metrics

• There were no large one-time managed services sales in the first quarter of 2013 for the Information Services and Technology Solutions segment, as were recorded in the fourth quarter with the ATG sale and in the first quarter of 2012 with the technology sale to the Warsaw Stock Exchange. However, our market data initiatives are on track to start building in April 2013.
• In the first quarter, we incurred an incremental $3.5 million pre-tax charge related to cash-settled restricted stock unit awards, as a result of the increase in our stock price.
• The average EUR/USD exchange rate for the first quarter of 2013 of $1.32 represented an increase of 1.7% from the fourth quarter of 2012 and an increase of 0.7% compared to the first quarter of 2012. The average GBP/USD exchange rate for the first quarter of 2013 of $1.55 represented a decrease of 3.4% from the fourth quarter of 2012 and a decrease of 1.2% compared to the first quarter of 2012.

Please click here for the Monthly Transaction Activity Data Table.

About NYSE Euronext

NYSE Euronext (NYX) is a leading global operator of financial markets and provider of innovative trading technologies. The company's exchanges in Europe and the United States trade equities, futures, options, fixed-income and exchange-traded products. With approximately 8,000 listed issues (excluding European Structured Products), NYSE Euronext's equities markets - the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Euronext, NYSE MKT, NYSE Alternext and NYSE Arca - represent one-third of the world’s equities trading, the most liquidity of any global exchange group. NYSE Euronext also operates NYSE Liffe, one of the leading European derivatives businesses and the world's second-largest derivatives business by value of trading. The company offers comprehensive commercial technology, connectivity and market data products and services through NYSE Technologies. NYSE Euronext is in the S&P 500 index. For more information, please visit: http://www.nyx.com.

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PARTICIPANTS IN THE MERGER SOLICITATION

ICE, NYSE Euronext and their respective directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

You can find information about ICE and ICE’s directors and executive officers in ICE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, as filed with the SEC on February 6, 2013, and ICE’s proxy statement for its 2013 annual meeting of stockholders, as filed with the SEC on March 28, 2012.

You can find information about NYSE Euronext and NYSE Euronext’s directors and executive officers in NYSE Euronext’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, as filed with the SEC on February 26, 2013, and NYSE Euronext’s proxy statement for its 2013 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the SEC on March 22, 2013.

Additional information about the interests of potential participants will be included in the joint proxy statement/prospectuses, when it becomes available, and the other relevant documents filed by ICE and NYSE Euronext with the SEC.

¹ All NYSE Euronext derivatives transactions count buy and sell orders together as a single transaction. NYSE Euronext European equities transactions count each buy and sell order as separate transactions, NYSE Euronext U.S. equities transactions count buy and sell orders together as a single transaction.

NYSE Euronext
Monthly Volume Summary
	Average Daily Volume			Total Volume			Average Daily Volume		Total Volume
(Unaudited; contracts in thousands)	Mar-13	Mar-12	% Chg	Mar-13	Mar-12	% Chg	YTD 2013	% Chg vs. YTD 2012	YTD 2013	% Chg vs. YTD 2012
Number of Trading Days - European Cash	20	22		20	22		62		62
Number of Trading Days - European Derivatives	20	22		20	22		62		62
Number of Trading Days - U.S. Markets	20	22		20	22		60		60
European Derivatives Products	4,260	3,913	8.9%	85,207	86,080	-1.0%	4,515	35.5%	279,936	29.2%
of which Bclear	864	1,115	-22.5%	17,287	24,535	-29.5%	883	31.3%	54,749	25.2%
Total Fixed Income Products	2,456	1,876	30.9%	49,115	41,272	19.0%	2,749	54.9%	170,433	47.8%
Short Term Interest Rate Products	2,305	1,735	32.8%	46,095	38,170	20.8%	2,560	57.8%	158,710	50.5%
Medium and Long Term Interest Rate Products^1	151	141	7.1%	3,020	3,102	-2.6%	189	24.3%	11,723	18.5%
Total Equity Products^2	1,715	1,955	-12.2%	34,304	43,002	-20.2%	1,674	13.4%	103,802	8.2%
Individual Equity Products	1,090	1,393	-21.7%	21,807	30,655	-28.9%	1,132	11.1%	70,179	5.9%
Futures	600	902	-33.5%	11,995	19,840	-39.5%	660	29.4%	40,948	23.4%
Options	491	492	-0.2%	9,812	10,814	-9.3%	471	-7.3%	29,231	-11.6%
Equity Index Products	625	561	11.3%	12,497	12,347	1.2%	542	18.6%	33,623	13.1%
of which Bclear	864	1,115	-22.6%	17,271	24,535	-29.6%	881	31.0%	54,639	24.9%
Individual Equity Products	726	1,007	-27.9%	14,516	22,144	-34.4%	758	26.4%	47,008	20.5%
Futures	600	902	-33.5%	11,994	19,837	-39.5%	649	29.3%	40,267	23.3%
Options	126	105	20.2%	2,522	2,307	9.3%	109	11.5%	6,742	6.4%
Equity Index Products	138	109	26.8%	2,756	2,391	15.2%	123	69.1%	7,630	61.3%
Commodity Products	89	82	8.9%	1,788	1,806	-1.0%	92	12.9%	5,701	7.7%
U.S. Derivatives Products
Equity Options^3
NYSE Euronext Options Contracts	3,750	4,105	-8.6%	75,007	90,300	-16.9%	4,231	2.5%	253,843	-0.8%
Total Consolidated Options Contracts	13,952	15,811	-11.8%	279,047	347,851	-19.8%	14,981	-5.7%	898,885	-8.7%
NYSE Group Share of Total	26.9%	26.0%		26.9%	26.0%		28.2%	2.2%	28.2%	2.2%
NYSE Liffe U.S.
Futures and Futures Options Volume*	78.1	104.9	-25.6%	1,561	2,308	-32.4%	58.7	-39.0%	3,641.1	-40.9%
European Cash Products (trades in thousands)	1,391	1,625	-14.4%	27,820	35,743	-22.2%	1,378	-13.0%	85,419	-17.0%
Equities	1,340	1,571	-14.7%	26,808	34,565	-22.4%	1,326	-13.3%	82,199	-17.3%
Exchange-Traded Funds	14	14	-6.4%	270	318	-14.9%	14	-5.6%	848	-9.9%
Structured Products	32	34	-6.2%	641	752	-14.8%	33	-5.3%	2,019	-9.7%
Bonds	5	5	1.4%	101	109	-7.9%	6	19.1%	353	13.6%
U.S. Cash Products (shares in millions)^5	1,520	1,763	-13.8%	30,407	38,793	-21.6%	1,545	-13.3%	92,721	-16.1%
NYSE Listed (Tape A) Issues ^4
Handled Volume ^5	1,116	1,273	-12.4%	22,319	28,015	-20.3%	1,120	-12.1%	67,207	-15.0%
Matched Volume ^6	1,077	1,204	-10.6%	21,531	26,482	-18.7%	1,077	-10.4%	64,603	-13.3%
Total NYSE Listed Consolidated Volume	3,467	3,841	-9.8%	69,330	84,503	-18.0%	3,585	-8.8%	215,111	-11.8%
Share of Total Consolidated Volume
Handled Volume ^5	32.2%	33.2%	-1.0%	32.2%	33.2%	-1.0%	31.2%	-1.2%	31.2%	-1.2%
Matched Volume ^6	31.1%	31.3%	-0.2%	31.1%	31.3%	-0.2%	30.0%	-0.5%	30.0%	-0.5%
NYSE Arca, MKT and Regional (Tape B) Listed Issues
Handled Volume ^5	226	266	-14.9%	4,522	5,846	-22.7%	224	-15.4%	13,466	-18.1%
Matched Volume ^6	209	237	-11.6%	4,185	5,210	-19.7%	207	-12.4%	12,435	-15.2%
Total NYSE Arca & MKT Listed Consolidated Volume	1,001	1,128	-11.3%	20,020	24,818	-19.3%	994	-11.4%	59,667	-14.3%
Share of Total Consolidated Volume
Handled Volume ^5	22.6%	23.6%	-1.0%	22.6%	23.6%	-1.0%	22.6%	-1.0%	22.6%	-1.0%
Matched Volume ^6	20.9%	21.0%	-0.1%	20.9%	21.0%	-0.1%	20.8%	-0.2%	20.8%	-0.2%
Nasdaq Listed (Tape C) Issues
Handled Volume ^5	178	224	-20.5%	3,566	4,932	-27.7%	201	-17.5%	12,048	-20.2%
Matched Volume ^6	160	189	-15.3%	3,204	4,162	-23.0%	179	-13.0%	10,758	-15.8%
Total Nasdaq Listed Consolidated Volume	1,700	1,680	1.2%	34,005	36,951	-8.0%	1,822	1.5%	109,316	-1.8%
Share of Total Consolidated Volume
Handled Volume ^5	10.5%	13.3%	-2.8%	10.5%	13.3%	-2.8%	11.0%	-2.5%	11.0%	-2.5%
Matched Volume ^6	9.4%	11.3%	-1.9%	9.4%	11.3%	-1.9%	9.8%	-1.7%	9.8%	-1.7%
Exchange-Traded Products ^5,7
Handled Volume ^5	210	250	-16.1%	4,192	5,499	-23.8%	212	-14.6%	12,733	-17.4%
Matched Volume ^6	194	222	-12.8%	3,879	4,890	-20.7%	196	-11.4%	11,761	-14.3%
Total ETF Consolidated Volume	955	1,092	-12.5%	19,108	24,034	-20.5%	959	-11.5%	57,554	-14.4%
Share of Total Consolidated Volume
Handled Volume ^5	21.9%	22.9%	-1.0%	21.9%	22.9%	-1.0%	22.1%	-0.8%	22.1%	-0.8%
Matched Volume ^6	20.3%	20.3%	0.0%	20.3%	20.3%	0.0%	20.4%	0.0%	20.4%	0.0%

^1	Data includes currency products.
^2	Includes all trading activities for Bclear, NYSE Liffe's clearing service for wholesale derivatives.
^3	Includes trading in U.S. equity options contracts, not equity-index options.
^4	Includes all volume executed in NYSE Group crossing sessions.
^5	Represents the total number of shares of equity securities and ETFs internally matched on the NYSE Group's exchanges or routed to and executed at an external market center. NYSE Arca routing includes odd-lots.
^6	Represents the total number of shares of equity securities and ETFs executed on the NYSE Group's exchanges.
^7	Data included in previously identified categories.
^*	ADVs calculated with the appropriate number of NYSE Liffe U.S. trading days.
	Source: NYSE Euronext, Options Clearing Corporation and Consolidated Tape as reported for equity securities.
	All trading activity is single-counted, except European cash trading which is double counted to include both buys and sells.

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