Press release

07.10.2009 - September 2009 monthly figures 1,081,338 orders executed

Quickborn. The comdirect group executed 1,081,338 securities orders in September. In August, this figure stood at 1,358,158. At the end of September, the total number of customers stood at 2,145,014 (August: 2,146,348); the number of custody accounts amounted to 1,420,088 (August: 1,421,225). Total assets under custody totalled EUR 34.51bn in September (August: EUR 34.02bn).

In the B2C business line (comdirect bank), 637,127 securities orders were executed (August: 616,834). The number of customers in September stood at 1,441,101 (August: 1,440,120). At the end of September, the number of custody accounts amounted to 716,175 (August: 714,997). The number of current accounts rose to 513,227 (August: 507,478) and the number of Tagesgeld PLUS ("call money plus") accounts climbed to 941,901 (August: 938,326). The number of customers in the advisory subsidiary, comdirect private finance, rose to 52,764 (August: 52,171). Assets under custody in September amounted to EUR 21.68bn (August: EUR 21.47bn). Of this figure, EUR 12.51bn is attributable to portfolio volume (August: EUR 11.96bn) and EUR 9.18bn to deposit volume (August: EUR 9.50bn).

In the B2B business line (ebase), 444,211 securities orders were executed (August: 741,324). In September, custody accounts were held for 703,913 customers (August: 706,228). Assets under custody in September amounted to EUR 12.82bn (August: EUR 12.56bn).

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