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Segment Operating Results
The following table shows our revenues by segment, transaction-based expenses for our Market Services segment and total revenues less
transaction-based expenses:
Year Ended December 31,
Percentage Change
2015
2014
2013
2015 vs. 2014
2014 vs.
2013
(in millions)
Market Services
$
2,084 $
2,229 $
2,072
(6.5)%
7.6%
Transaction-based expenses
(1,313)
(1,433)
(1,316)
(8.4)%
8.9%
Market Services revenues less transaction-based expenses
771
796
756
(3.1)%
5.3%
Listing Services
264
238
228
10.9%
4.4%
Information Services
512
473
436
8.2%
8.5%
Technology Solutions
543
560
475
(3.0)%
17.9%
Total revenues less transaction-based expenses
$
2,090 $
2,067 $
1,895
1.1%
9.1%
Of our 2015 total revenues less transaction-based expenses of $2,090 million, 36.9% was from our Market Services segment, 12.6% was
from our Listing Services segment, 24.5% was from our Information Services segment and 26.0% was from our Technology Solutions segment.
Of our 2014 total revenues less transaction-based expenses of $2,067 million, 38.5% was from our Market Services segment, 11.5% was from our
Listing Services segment, 22.9% was from our Information Services segment and 27.1% was from our Technology Solutions segment. Of our
2013 total revenues less transaction-based expenses of $1,895 million, 39.9% was from our Market Services segment, 12.0% was from our Listing
Services segment, 23.0% was from our Information Services segment and 25.1% was from our Technology Solutions segment.
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MARKET SERVICES
The following table shows total revenues less transaction-based expenses from our Market Services segment:
Year Ended December 31,
Percentage Change
2015
2014
2013
2015 vs. 2014
2014 vs.
2013
(in millions)
Market Services Revenues:
Equity Derivative Trading and Clearing Revenues
$
432 $
525 $
514
(17.7)%
2.1%
Transaction-based expenses:
Transaction rebates
(223)
(285)
(259)
(21.8)%
10.0%
Brokerage, clearance and exchange fees
(21)
(32)
(33)
(34.4)%
(3.0)%
Equity derivative trading and clearing revenues less transaction-
based expenses
188
208
222
(9.6)%
(6.3)%
Cash Equity Trading Revenues
1,315
1,335
1,212
(1.5)%
10.1%
Transaction-based expenses:
Transaction rebates
(756)
(780)
(743)
(3.1)%
5.0%
Brokerage, clearance and exchange fees
(306)
(332)
(279)
(7.8)%
19.0%
Cash equity trading revenues less transaction-based expenses
253
223
190
13.5%
17.4%
Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities Trading and Clearing
Revenues
98
130
111
(24.6)%
17.1%
Transaction-based expenses:
Transaction rebates
(4)
-
-
#
-
Brokerage, clearance and exchange fees
(3)
(4)
(2)
(25.0)%
#
Fixed income, currency and commodities trading and clearing
revenues less transaction-based expenses
91
126
109
(27.8)%
15.6%
Access and Broker Services Revenues
239
239
235
-
1.7%
Total Market Services revenues less
transaction-based expenses
$
771 $
796 $
756
(3.1)%
5.3%
# Denotes a variance equal to or greater than 100.0%.
Includes Section 31 fees of $19 million in 2015, $ 28 million in 201 4 and $ 27 million in 201 3 . Section 31 fees are recorded as equity
derivative trading and clearing revenues with a corresponding amount recorded in transaction-based expenses .
Includes Section 31 fees of $282 million in 2015, $ 306 million in 201 4 and $ 243 million in 201 3 . Section 31 fees are recorded as cash
equity trading revenues with a corresponding amount recorded in transaction-based expenses .
Market services revenues less transaction-based expense s decrease d in 2015 compared with 2014 and increased in 2014 compared with
201 3 . The decrease in 2015 was primarily due to a decrease in both FICC revenues less transaction-based expenses and equity derivative
trading and clearing revenues less transaction-based expenses, partially offset by an increase in cash equity trading revenues less transaction-based
expenses. The increase in 2014 was primarily due to an increase in both cash equity trading revenues less transaction-based expenses and FICC
revenues less transaction-based expenses, partially offset by a decline in equity derivative trading and clearing revenues less transaction-based
expenses. Market services revenues included an unfavorable impact from foreign exchange of $47 million in 2015 and $ 12 million in 2014.
Equity Derivative Trading and Clearing Revenues
Equity derivative trading and clearing revenues decreased in 2015 compared with 2014 and increased in 2014 compared with 2013. The
decrease in 2015 was primarily due to a decrease in U.S. gross revenue capture, a decline in overall market share at our three U.S. options
exchanges, a decrease in U.S. industry trading volumes, a decline in Section 31 pass-through fee revenue and an unfavorable impact from foreign
exchange of $10 million, partially offset by an increase in trading volumes in European stock option s and index futures products. The increase in
2014 was primarily due to an increase in U.S. industry trading volumes, partially offset by an unfavorable impact from foreign exchange of $3
million.
Equity derivative trading and clearing revenues less transaction-based expenses decreased both in 2015 compared with 2014 and in 2014
compared with 2013. T he decrease in 2015 was primarily due to a decline in overall market share at our three U.S. options exchanges, a decrease
in U.S. industry trading volumes, declines in U.S. average net capture and an unfavorable impact from foreign exchange of $10 million, partially
offset by an increase in trading volumes in European stock options and index futures products. The
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