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Instinet Group Announces August 2004 Transaction Information

Date 10/09/2004

Instinet Group Incorporated (NASDAQ: INGP) today announced August 2004 transaction data for its two major business segments: Instinet, The Unconflicted Institutional Broker and INET, The Electronic Marketplace.

In August 2004, Instinet's total average daily U.S. equity share volume was 89 million shares, which represents a 2.8% share of the U.S. equity market. This compares to 102 million shares, or 2.8% of the U.S. equity market, in July 2004, and 84 million shares, or 2.7% of the U.S. equity market, in August 2003.

In August 2004, INET's total matched average daily U.S. equity share volume was 430 million shares, or 13.7% of the U.S. equity market. This volume consisted of 363 million shares of NASDAQ-listed stocks, or a 25.9% share of the NASDAQ-listed market, and 67 million shares of U.S. exchange-listed stocks, or 3.9% of the U.S. exchange-listed market.

This compares to INET's total matched average daily share volume of 549 million in July 2004, or 14.8% of the U.S equity market, consisting of 473 million shares of NASDAQ-listed stocks, or a 27.3% share of the NASDAQ-listed market, and 76 million shares of U.S. exchange-listed stocks, or 3.8% of the U.S. exchange-listed market.

In August 2003, INET's total matched average daily share volume was 388 million shares, or 12.5% of the U.S equity market, consisting of 347 million shares of NASDAQ-listed stocks, or a 23.6% share of the NASDAQ-listed market, and 40 million shares of U.S. exchange-listed stocks, or 2.5% of the U.S. exchange-listed market.

Instinet Group reports additional monthly operating data on its website at www.instinetgroup.com under the heading "Investor Relations - Instinet Trading Activity."

August 2004 July 2004 August 2003 (3)
# of Trade Days 22 21 21
Instinet (1)
Total U.S. equity average daily volume (million shares) 89 102 84
Share of total U.S. equity market 2.8% 2.8% 2.7%
INET - Matched Average Daily Volume (2)
Nasdaq-listed equity share volume (million shares) 363 473 347
Share of total Nasdaq market 25.9% 27.3% 23.6%
U.S. exchange-listed share volume (million shares) 67 76 40
Share of total U.S. exchange-listed market 3.9% 3.8% 2.5%
Total U.S. equity share volume (million shares) 430 549 388
Share of total U.S. equity market 13.7% 14.8% 12.5%

Monthly totals may not reflect weekly data, which are preliminary. The number of trading days in each period takes account of U.S. market holidays and any other U.S. market closings.

  1. For a description of how we calculate Instinet's transaction volumes, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Calculation of Volume - Instinet, the Institutional Broker" in our Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2004.
  2. For a description of how we calculate INET's transaction volumes, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Calculation of Volume - INET, the Electronic Marketplace" in our Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2004.
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.