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Instinet Announces U.S. Share Volume For November 2001

Date 07/12/2001

Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq: INET) announced today that its U.S. equity volume in November 2001 totaled 5,423 million shares. This compared to 7,072 million shares in October 2001 and 6,327 million shares in November 2000.

U.S. equity volume in November comprised 4,323 million shares of Nasdaq-quoted stocks and 1,100 million shares of exchange-listed stocks.

There were 21 trading days in November, compared to 23 trading days in October 2001 and 21 trading days in November 2000.

Instinet's weekly, monthly and quarterly share volumes are available on its web site at www.instinet.com.

Instinet has experienced significant seasonality in its business, and period-to-period comparisons of operating results are not necessarily meaningful, nor are the results for any period necessarily indicative of results for any future period.

Total U.S. Equity Share Volume (million shares)
  # Trade Days Nasdaq-quoted* Exchange-listed Total
November 2001 21 4,323 1,100 5,423
October 2001 23 5,881 1,191 7,072
November 2000 21 5,513 814 6,327