8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934

May 8, 2006
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-32722	95-2848406
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission file number)	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)

380 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices)

(212) 588-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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240.14d-2(b))

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240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01 — Other Events

On May 8, 2006 Investment Technology Group, Inc. issued a press release announcing trading statistics for the month ended April 30, 2006. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

99.1 Press release issued by Investment Technology Group, Inc. on May 8, 2006.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
	(Registrant)
Date: May 8, 2006	By:	/s/ HOWARD C. NAPHTALI
		Howard C. Naphtali
		Chief Financial Officer and
		Duly Authorized Signatory of Registrant

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release by Investment Technology Group, Inc., dated as of May 8, 2006.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ITG RELEASES APRIL 2006 U.S. TRADING STATISTICS

NEW YORK, NY, May 8, 2006 — Investment Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE: ITG), a leading provider of technology-based trading services and transaction research, today announced that April U.S. trading volume was 2.7 billion shares and average daily volume (ADV) was 143 million shares. This compares to 3.1 billion shares and ADV of 133 million shares in March 2006 and 2.1 billion shares and ADV of 98 million shares in April 2005.

There were 19 trading days in April 2006, compared to 23 trading days in March 2006 and 21 trading days in April 2005.

Monthly volume statistics reflect commission-generating U.S. volume. These statistics are preliminary and may be revised in subsequent updates and public filings. Volume statistics are posted on ITG’s website, www.itg.com, and are available via a downloadable spreadsheet file.

ITG U.S. Trading Activity

Total U.S. Shares	# of Trade Days	Total U.S. Volume	Average U.S. Daily Volume
April:	19	2,710,923,638	142,680,191
Year-to-Date:	81	11,106,395,070	137,115,989

ABOUT ITG

Investment Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE:ITG), is a specialized agency brokerage and technology firm that partners with clients globally to provide innovative solutions spanning the entire investment process. A pioneer in electronic trading, ITG has a unique approach that combines pre-trade analysis, order management, trade execution, and post-trade evaluation to provide clients with continuous improvements in trading and cost efficiency. The firm is headquartered in New York with offices in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific regions. For more information on ITG, please visit www.itg.com.

In addition to historical information, this press release may contain “forward-looking” statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that reflect management’s expectations for the future. A variety of important factors could cause results to differ materially from such statements. These factors include the company’s ability to achieve expected future levels of sales; the actions of both current and potential new competitors; rapid changes in technology; financial market volatility; general economic conditions in the United States and elsewhere; evolving industry regulation; cash flows into or redemption from equity funds; effects of inflation; customer trading patterns; and new products and services. These and other risks are described in greater detail in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on the company’s web site.

ITG Contact:

Alicia Curran
(212) 444-6130

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