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Transaction Statistics and Performance

In today's U.S. capital markets, billions of shares of securities change hands every day. Brokers, banks, investment managers, fund managers, exchanges and many others play prominent roles in this daily drama.

And all rely on the behind-the-scenes expertise of the subsidiaries that make up The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the world's largest financial post-trade infrastructure organization.

Performance Item 2008 2007 Change (%)
Revenue $1.4 billion $1.7 billion - 17%
Settlement
  Value of securities settled through DTCC $1.88 quadrillion $1.86 quadrillion + 1%
  Value of money market settlement activity (one side) $139.7 trillion $154.5 trillion - 10%
  Value of securities on deposit at DTC $27.6 trillion $40.1 trillion - 31%
  Value of non-U.S. issues on deposit $4.9 trillion $7.6 trillion - 35%
  Volume of book-entry deliveries 316.6 million 324.9 million - 3%
Equity, ETF, corporate and municipal bond transactions processed (NSCC)
  Value of NSCC equity, bond and ETF transactions processed $315.1 trillion $283.2 trillion + 11%
  Volume 21.9 billion 13.5 billion + 62%
  Volume on peak day (NSCC - 10/10/08) 209.4 million 98.5 million + 113%
  Peak day netting factor 98% 99% n/a
Government securities transactions processed (FICC)
  Value of trades in-net $1.04 quadrillion $1.01 quadrillion + 4%
  Volume 34.4 million 30.4 million + 13%
Mortgage-backed securities transactions processed (FICC)
  Value $111.3 trillion $ 94.9 trillion + 17%
  Volume 2.6 million 2.1 million + 28%
Deriv/SERV
  Transactions volume 10.1 million 5.9 million + 71%
  Total customers 1,313 1,078 + 22%
Mutual fund transactions processed (NSCC Fund/SERV)
  Value $2.9 trillion $2.5 trillion + 16%
  Volume 193 million 170 million + 14%
Insurance applications, premiums and commissions processed (NSCC)
   Value $29.6 billion $20.8 billion + 42%
  Volume 73.4 million 63.1 million + 16%
Underwriting
  Value of issues $2.4 trillion $4.3 trillion - 44%
  Volume of issues 53,402 54,266 - 2%
Cash dividend and interest processing
  Value of dividend and interest payments $1.66 trillion $1.92 trillion - 14%
  Volume 4,837,000 4,844,000 + 1%
Corporate actions processing (Reorg)
  Value of payments involved $1.89 trillion $1.87 trillion + 1%
  Volume 300,667 280,795 + 7%
Number of certificates maintained at DTC (excluding custody) 2,040,000 2,406,000 - 15%

DTCC = The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation; NSCC = National Securities Clearing Corporation; FICC = Fixed Income Clearing Corporation; DTC = The Depository Trust Company

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