Liquidnet, the institutional equities marketplace, today announced performance highlights and monthly and year-to-date trading statistics for U.S. and international equities.
The U.S. saw a 24% increase in volume over February 2010 and internationally Liquidnet saw a 63% increase in principal traded globally. Additionally, there were 18 million-share or greater prints for the month, the highest number of million-share prints recorded at Liquidnet since June 2009.
Liquidnet’s average daily volume increased by 24% and Liquidnet’s H2O Blocks platform broke the record for its largest execution ever with a single trade of 536,100 shares. H2O Blocks volume has steadily increased every quarter since its release in April 2009.
Liquidnet volume grew in the Canadian, European and Asia-Pacific regions. Trading highlights include:
- 11% increase in volume in Europe from January 2011 to February 2011, the largest increase in volume in a rolling 12-month period for the region.
- Over 72 million shares traded in Canada, breaking a record set the previous month by approximately 20%.
- US$759 million traded in Australia, beating January 2011 by 16% and setting the record for the best month ever in the region.
Also in February, Liquidnet was ranked #1 Broker in the World for Equities Trading According to the absolute ranking by Ancerno Ltd., and #1 Broker in the United States by Elkins/McSherry Ranking methodologies will be provided upon request or are available at www.liquidnet.com/trophymantel.html .
February Volume
| Current Month Historical numbers may be subject to revision. |
| February ‘11 | February ‘10 | Change | February ‘11 | February ‘10 | Change | |
| Total U.S. trading volume (shares in thousands)Consists of shares of U.S. equity securities executed in our negotiation and Liquidnet H2O® ATSs and third party execution venues. | 1,268,990 | 1,023,985 | 24% | 2,543,811 | 2,305,956 | 10% |
| Total U.S. trading days | 19 | 19 | 0 days | 39 | 38 | 1 day |
| Average daily U.S. trading volume (shares in thousands) | 66,789 | 53,894 | 24% | 65,226 | 60,683 | 7% |
| Average daily U.S. natural liquidity (shares in thousands) | 1,974,420 | 1,772,155 | 11% | 1,958,331 | 1,887,325 | 4% |
| Average U.S. execution size in sharesNegotiation product. | 54,931 | 47,916 | 15% | 52,849 | 48,853 | 8% |
| Total international principal traded ($USD in thousands) | $11,633,290 | $7,132,416 | 63% | $22,187,970 | $16,022,987 | 38% |
| Total foreign exchange adjusted international principal traded ($USD in thousands) Amounts adjusted to reflect foreign exchange rates for the same period from 2009. | $11,365,411 | $7,132,416 | 59% | $21,905,414 | $16,022,987 | 37% |
