Exchange Revenue Figures Rise, Fall; Data Revenues Continue Steady Increase

A mostly positive mix of Q1 results also yield big increases in data revenues for some exchanges.

In Europe, revenue from market data and indexes at Euronext spiked by 12.3 percent compared to the same quarter in 2014, rising from €21.9 million ($24.7 million) to €24.6 million ($27.7 million), with revenues benefiting from a price increase for Level 2 data that came into effect on January 1. Overall, the exchange reported revenues of €130 million, and net profit of €48 million for Q1 2015, up from €7.6 million in Q1 2014.

Spanish stock exchange Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) reported its