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  2011 By Month 2011 By Quarter
Year
Description Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Q1
Q2
Q31
Q4
20111
Trading Days 20.0 19.0 23.0 20.0 21.0 22.0 20.0           62.0 63.0 20,0   145.0

DARTs 2, 3

83,737 84,760 87,944 77,654 81,842 79,002 79,069           85,611 79,521 79,069   82,063

Total Client Assets ($MMs),
end of period

2,358 2,388 2,443 2,531 2,540 2,494 2,506           2,443 2,494 2,506   2,506
Avg Equities Client Credit
Balances ($MMs)
985 1,007 1,019 1,041 1,059 1,082 1,105           1,003 1,061 1,105   1,043
Avg Equities Client
Margin Balances ($MMs)
66 66 75 75 69 69 63           69 71 63   69
  2010 By Month 2010 By Quarter
Year
Description Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
2010
Trading Days 19.0 19.0 23.0 21.0 20.0 22.0 21.0 22.0 21.0 21.0 20.5 22.0 61.0 63.0 64.0 63.5 251.5

DARTs 2, 3

83,802 85,008 73,231 81,303 110,400 87,995 80,501 73,847 72,979 75,850 80,447 64,990 80,192 92,877 75,746 73,572 80,567

Total Client Assets ($MMs),
end of period

2,054 2,085 2,123 2,182 2,169 2,150 2,205 2,200 2,254 2,288 2,288 2,361 2,123 2,150 2,254 2,361 2,361
Avg Equities Client Credit
Balances ($MMs)
863 878 896 916 918 915 914 919 948 950 942 949 879 916 927 947 918
Avg Equities Client
Margin Balances ($MMs)
48 49 47 47 54 73 73 56 51 55 63 67 48 58 60 62 57
  2009 By Month 2009 By Quarter
Year
Description Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
2009
Trading Days 20.0 19.0 22.0 21.0 20.0 22.0 22.0 21.0 21.0 22.0 19.5 21.5 61.0 63.0 64.0 63.0 251.0

DARTs 2, 3

102,656 107,354 107,385 104,916 102,028 85,996 79,673 76,808 82,246 87,193 81,906 68,505 105,825 97,392 79,577 79,179 90,328

Total Client Assets ($MMs),
end of period

1,603 1,606 1,687 1,784 1,868 1,886 1,898 1,933 1,987 2,005 2,028 2,066 1,687 1,886 1,987 2,066 2,066
Avg Equities Client Credit
Balances ($MMs)
671 690 719 752 778 785 804 833 857 865 876 866 694 772 831 869 792
Avg Equities Client
Margin Balances ($MMs)
30 31 27 26 31 39 38 36 36 44 44 44 29 32 37 44 36

Notes:
1. Quarter-to-date and year-to-date information for DARTs, average equities client credit balances and average equities client margin balances is through July 31, 2011.
2. Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs) includes all revenue-generating trades divided by trading days for the given period.
3. We compute DARTs as follows: For equities and equity options, a revenue trade included to calculate DARTs is a commissionable trade order placed by the customer and executed, regardless of the number of shares or contracts included in the trade order. For futures and forex, a revenue trade included to calculate DARTs is one round-turn commissionable futures contract traded, or one round-turn lot (or forex deal) traded, regardless of the number of individual orders made and executed (i.e., one futures or forex order may contain numerous contracts or deals, but each round-turn contract and deal is counted as a separate revenue trade). When viewing our DARTs, it should be taken into account that, for equities and equity options, we charge most of our commissions based on share volume and number of contracts traded (and not by revenue trade used to calculate DARTs). For futures and forex, we charge commissions on a per contract basis (so each futures revenue trade included to calculate DARTs represents a round-turn commissionable contract traded, and each forex revenue trade included to calculate DARTs represents one forex deal). It should be noted that as we continue to acquire futures customers (who trade more frequently), and as we seek to accelerate our acquisition of higher-volume futures accounts (such as futures traders who may be attracted by our tiered commission pricing structure, which offers lower commissions to higher-volume traders) and institutional traders, the number of futures revenue trades included in DARTs on a per order basis will likely grow. Also, it should be noted that all DARTs are not equal. The revenue we derive from each revenue trade depends on the asset in question (equities, equity options, futures, forex - each has a different per unit revenue structure), and, within each asset class, revenue per equity, contract or deal varies to the extent higher volume traders receive more favorable pricing, which they often do.


 
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