Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses stood at $562m, with a decrease of 11% during the comparable period earlier year.
Operating expenses, excluding merger expenses, exit costs and the BlueNext tax settlement were $392m, down by 6% compared to the corresponding period a year ago.
Operating income, excluding merger expenses, exit costs and the BlueNext tax settlement, stood at $170m, with a decline of 20% during the year ago quarter.
Excluding merger expenses, exit costs and the BlueNext tax settlement, its adjusted EBITDA decreased by 16% to $234m, while adjusted EBITDA margin was 42%, compared to 45% in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Derivatives net revenue decreased 14% to $160m, while Cash Trading and Listings net revenue declined by 10% to $282m in the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to year-ago-quarter.
The operator manages exchanges in Europe and the US, including the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Euronext, NYSE MKT, NYSE Alternext and NYSE Arca, and trades equities, futures, options, fixed-income and exchange-traded products.
