U.S. equity volume in October comprised 5,881 million shares of Nasdaq-quoted stocks and 1,191 million shares of exchange-listed stocks.
There were 23 trading days in October, compared to 15 trading days in September 2001 and 22 trading days in October 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.
