EX-99.1 2 a09-25819_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

ITG RELEASES AUGUST 2009 US TRADING VOLUMES

 

NEW YORK, September 9, 2009 — Investment Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE: ITG), a leading agency broker and financial technology firm, today announced that August 2009 US trading volume was 3.6 billion shares and average daily volume (ADV) was 171 million shares. This compares to 4.1 billion shares and ADV of 186 million shares in July 2009 and 3.7 billion shares and ADV of 175 million shares in August 2008.

 

There were 21 trading days in both August 2009 and August 2008 and 22 trading days in July 2009.

 

ITG US Trading Activity

 

August 2009

 

Total U.S.
Shares

 

# of
Trade
Days

 

Total U.S.
Volume

 

Average U.S.
Daily
Volumes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

August

 

21

 

3,594,726,969

 

171,177,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year-to-Date:

 

167

 

33,079,480,869

 

198,080,724

 

 

Monthly volume statistics reflect commission-generating US 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.

 



 

ABOUT ITG

 

Investment Technology Group, Inc., is a specialized agency brokerage and financial technology firm that partners with asset managers globally to provide innovative solutions spanning the investment continuum. A leader in electronic trading since launching POSIT in 1987, ITG’s integrated approach now includes a range of products from portfolio management and pre-trade analysis to trade execution and post-trade evaluation. Asset managers rely on ITG’s independence, experience, and agility to help mitigate risk, improve performance and navigate increasingly complex markets.  The firm is headquartered in New York with offices in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. For more information on ITG, please visit www.itg.com.

 

 

ITG Contact:

J.T. Farley

(212) 444-6259

 

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