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July 8, 2008  – NYSE Euronext (NYX) reported growth in transaction volume across its products and exchanges during the month of June 2008 and the first half of 2008, compared to similar periods in 2007.   NYSE Euronext’s European cash and derivatives operations reported their busiest June on record as well as new all-time half-year volume records with 191 million transactions and 566 million contracts, respectively.

Cash products:

• NYSE Euronext's European cash exchanges experienced their busiest June ever, with average daily volume of 1.5 million transactions^[1]per day, up 12.8% compared to June 2007. Total year-to-date cash volume increased 28.3% compared to the same period in 2007, resulting in a record half-year with 191 million transactions. Additionally, Euronext registered strong growth in ETF transactions, with a year-to-date increase of 47.3% and monthly increase of 23.9% versus the same period in 2007.
• NYSE Euronext’s U.S.  cash exchanges, the New York Stock Exchange and NYSE Arca, reported a total volume^[2]increase of 8.5% in June 2008 and 16.1% year-to-date compared to the same period in 2007.   NYSE Euronext’s U.S. exchanges experienced gains in matched share volume across most product categories since the beginning of 2008 versus the same period in 2007, including 7.8% for NYSE listed issues, 114.3% in NYSE Arca and Amex listed issues, 0.1% in Nasdaq listed issues and 63.5% in ETFs.    Additionally, for trading in Nasdaq-listed issues in June 2008, NYSE Euronext’s U.S. operations achieved a 5% increase in matched volume compared to June 2007. 
• The NYSE continues to trade more shares in NYSE listed issues during the market open and close each day, garnering 99.9% and 97.1% of the volume in June, respectively.

Derivatives products:

• NYSE Euronext’s derivatives trading operations on Liffe experienced their busiest June ever, leading to a record first half-year for the business. Over 565 million contracts were traded on Liffe in the first six months of 2008, up 25.1% versus the same period in 2007. In June, Liffe traded more than 94 million futures and options contracts, representing an average daily volume of 4.5 million.
• Year-to-date trading in Liffe’s short-term interest rate (STIR) contracts increased by 35.7%, compared to the same period in 2007. Equity products traded over 241 million contracts year-to-date, up 16.2% versus the same period of 2007. Commodities traded over 7 million contracts, up 20.2% on the first half of 2007.

• Bclear, Liffe’s wholesale service for OTC trades, processed over 103 million contracts year to date, up 57.7% compared to the first half of 2007.
• NYSE Arca Options continued to outpace broader industry volume growth, increasing 40.5% to 1.66 million contracts traded per day in June 2008, while total consolidated equity options volume rose by 39% compared to the same month last year. NYSE Arca Options captured 12.4% of the trading in all equity options in June 2008 and 13.5% year-to-date.
• For equity options trading in the SEC  Penny Pilot program, NYSE Arca Options executed 13.6% of all eligible issues in June 2008 and 15.4% year-to-date.

Listings:

• NYSE Euronext added 196 new listings during the first half of 2008. 
• NYSE Euronext is the global leader in IPO proceeds raised by operating companies listing on its markets in the first half of 2008 with capital raised on NYSE Euronext markets totaling $26.4 billion/€16.7 billion, the most of any exchange group in the world.  
• In June, NYSE Euronext’s U.S. markets added 42 new listings, which includes 2 IPOs while    NYSE Euronext’s European markets added 13 new listings, which includes 3 IPOs.
• Listing activity of Exchange Traded Products on NYSE Euronext exchanges continued to be strong in June 2008. During the month, NYSE listed 6 Structured Products while NYSE Arca listed 27 Exchange Traded Products, including 6 Exchange Traded Funds and 21 Exchange Traded Notes. Additionally, Euronext listed 11 new Exchange Traded Funds, bringing the total number of Exchange Traded Products listed on all NYSE Euronext markets to 675.

Please click here for the Monthly Transaction Activity Data Table.

About NYSE Euronext
NYSE Euronext (NYX) operates the world’s leading and most liquid exchange group, and seeks to provide the highest levels of quality, customer choice and innovation.   Its family of exchanges, located in six countries, includes the New York Stock Exchange, the world's largest cash equities market; Euronext, the Eurozone's largest cash equities market; Liffe, Europe's leading derivatives exchange by value of trading; and NYSE Arca Options, one of the fastest growing U.S. options trading platforms.  NYSE Euronext offers a diverse array of financial products and services for issuers, investors and financial institutions in cash equities, options and derivatives, ETFs, bonds, market data, and commercial technology solutions.  NYSE Euronext's nearly 4,000 listed companies represent a combined $28.5 / 18.4€ trillion (as of May 31, 2008 ), in total global market capitalization more than four times that of any other exchange group.  NYSE Euronext's equity exchanges transact an average daily trading value of approximately 157.5 /103.4 billion (as of May 31, 2008 ), which represents more than one-third of the world's cash equities trading.   NYSE Euronext is part of the S&P 500 index and the only exchange operator in the S&P 100 index.  For more information, please visit www.nyx.com.

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