Program Trading Averaged 27.9 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Mar. 29-Apr. 2

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms’ executed volume from NYSE’s orders database.  The report includes trading on the NYSE for Mar. 29-Apr. 2.

The data indicated that during Mar. 29-Apr. 2, program trading amounted to 27.9 percent of NYSE average daily volume of 2,074.7 million shares¹, or 578.8 million program shares traded per day. 

Program trading encompasses a wide range of portfolio-trading strategies involving the purchase or sale of a basket of at least 15 stocks. 

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