Van Der Moolen Holding N.V. - trading update du 1er trimestre

Amsterdam, le 24 avril 2007

Van der Moolen Holding N.V. annonce aujourd'hui une baisse constante des revenus au 1er trimestre aux Etats-Unis mais aussi une nette hausse des revenus en Europe.

L'ensemble des revenus a augmenté de 9 % par rapport au 4ème trimestre 2006, pour atteindre 40,2 millions d'euros au 1er trimestre 2007. Les revenus au 1er trimestre aux Etats-Unis ont baissé de 56 % soit 7,4 millions d'euros contre 16,8 millions d'euros au 4ème trimestre 2006. Les revenus en Europe ont augmenté de 71 % pour atteindre 32,8 millions d'euros au 1er trimestre 2007 contre 19,2 millions d'euros au 4ème trimestre 2006.

La nette baisse des revenus au 1er trimestre aux Etats-Unis est principalement due à la mise en place du Marché Hybride du NYSE, à la baisse de part de marché du NYSE et du taux d'activité des spécialistes. Aucun changement significatif n'est attendu pour nos activités aux Etats-Unis au cours du 2ème trimestre.

European trading entities showed a strong revenue growth and exceeded expectation. The strong growth in the European operations was triggered by diversification of financial products we trade as well as excellent trading conditions, both in terms of volume and volatility throughout all European markets we operate in.

Richard den Drijver, CEO of Van der Moolen Holding N.V. says: "Our European operations perform strongly, US operations remain challenging. As reported before, we are reconsidering our business focus in the US. Q1 developments confirm that fundamental changes in our US operations are necessary, a process that I will personally manage from our VDM Headquarters in New York.

Van der Moolen N.V. will release its full Q1 results at May 16.

For more information about Van der Moolen, contact please visit www.vandermoolen.com or contact Investor Relations/Corporate Communications, telephone +31 (0)20 535 6789.

Disclaimer:

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of, and which have been made pursuant to, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements regarding our future financial condition, results of operations and business strategy, plans and objectives are forward-looking. Statements containing the words "anticipate," "believe," "intend," "estimate," "expect," "hope," and words of similar meaning are forward-looking. In particular, the following are forward-looking in nature: statements with regard to strategy and management objectives; pending or potential acquisitions; pending or potential litigation and government investigations, including litigation and investigations concerning specialist trading in the U.S.; future revenue sources; the effects of changes or prospective changes in the regulation or structure of the securities exchanges on which our subsidiaries operate; and trends in results, performance, achievements or conditions in the markets in which we operate. These forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control, which may cause our results, performance, achievements or conditions in the markets in which we operate to differ, possibly materially, from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. We describe certain important factors to consider in connection with these forward-looking statements under "Key Information – Risk Factors" and elsewhere in our annual filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 20-F. We caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect our management's view only as of the date of this Report. We have no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.