Interactive Data Reports 14.5% Increase in Pro Forma EBITDA to $29.8 Million for the Third Quarter

Pro Forma Net Income of $0.04 Per Share Compared to Pro Forma Loss of $0.06 Per Share in 2000

Interactive Data Corporation (Nasdaq NM: IDCO) today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2001. This is the company's sixth full reporting period since the completion of the Interactive Data (now known as FT Interactive Data) merger with Data Broadcasting on March 1, 2000.

On a pro forma basis, reported as if the merged businesses had been combined on January 1, 2000 and excluding the financial results from the Federal News Service and MarketWatch.com businesses that were sold in January 2001, revenues for the third quarter of 2001 increased by 4.2% to $85.3 million from $81.9 million in the comparable period in 2000. Excluding the effects of foreign exchange, revenues increased by 6.0%. Pro forma EBITDA for the third quarter of 2001 increased by 14.5% to $29.8 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, from $26.0 million, or $0.29 per share, in the same period in 2000. Pro forma net income for the quarter totaled $3.8 million, or $0.04 per share, compared to a loss of $5.7 million, or $0.06 per share, in last year's third quarter.

Stuart Clark, president and chief executive officer, commented, "This has been another quarter of strong performance for Interactive Data. Our institutional business continues to be the main driver of our revenue, accounting for 87.5% of the company's third quarter revenues. This segment grew by 11.6% before the effects of foreign exchange, illustrating the resilience of our business even under today's very difficult economic conditions. In fact, despite the slower economy worldwide, our institutional business continued to grow in all three of its geographic business areas - North America, Europe and Asia - primarily by winning new customers and expanding our relationships with existing clients."

"Revenues from our retail segment decreased by 22% for the quarter, driven by the continuing and expected decline in broadcast customers. The business is being managed very effectively in this difficult market environment and, as in the first half of 2001, was EBITDA positive in the third quarter. In fact, the business actually exceeded the target we had set for it for this period."

"Our outlook for the remainder of the year continues to be positive," Mr. Clark said. "We continue to work toward our goal of achieving underlying double digit growth across our core institutional business. Our expansion in Europe, which represents an important market for us going forward, is making good progress. In mid-October we launched the multi-currency version of CMS BondEdge, our fixed income portfolio analytics system, which is offered in Europe under the FT Interactive Data brand. The reception for this new product has been very encouraging."

Mr. Clark concluded, "We want to extend our appreciation and thanks to our employees for their dedication and outstanding performance after the terrible national tragedy that took place on September 11. Although some of our data collection and distribution facilities are based in lower Manhattan, our staff's skill and commitment enabled us to operate continuously during this very difficult period. Many of our customers, who depend on Interactive Data for some of their most critical functions, have expressed their appreciation of our employees' resourcefulness and commitment to client service."

Financial Results

Actual

For the quarter ended September 30, 2001, Interactive Data reported revenues of $85.3 million versus $82.9 million for the third quarter of 2000. EBITDA totaled $29.8 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2001 versus $26.2 million, or $0.29 per share, for the same period in 2000. Net income totaled $3.8 million, or $0.04 per share, versus a loss of $17.2 million, or $0.19 per share, in the third quarter of 2000.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2001, Interactive Data reported revenues totaling $253.5 million versus $228.5 million for the first nine months of 2000. EBITDA totaled $82.1 million compared to $66.0 million for the same period last year. Net income totaled $5.4 million, or $0.06 per share, versus a loss of $41.2 million, or $0.49 per share, for the first nine months of 2000.

Pro Forma

On a pro forma basis, for the nine months ended September 30, 2001, revenues increased 4.9% to $253.5 million from $241.7 million in the same period in 2000. EBITDA increased by 23.4% to $82.1 million from $66.5 million for the same period last year. Net income for the period totaled $5.35 million, compared to a loss of $18.7 million for the first nine months of 2000.

As of September 30, 2001, the company had no outstanding debt and had cash of $92.2 million.

Conference Call Information

Interactive Data Corporation's management will conduct a conference call today at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the third quarter 2001 results. The dial-in number for the call is 212-896-6065; no access code is required. Investors and interested parties may also listen to the call via a live web broadcast available through the Investor Relations section of the Company's web site at www.interactivedatacorp.com and through www.StreetEvents.com. To listen, please register and download audio software at the site at least 15 minutes prior to the call. A replay will be available on both web sites shortly after the call. In addition, a telephone replay will be available until Friday, November 2, 2001. To access the replay, please dial 800-633-8284 and request reservation #19789129.

INTERACTIVE DATA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands except per share data)

	Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
	September			September
	2001	2000		2001	2000
REVENUES
Institutional Retail	74,618	69,210		218,350	196,777
-eSignal	8,474	8,795		26,742	18,366
-Broadcast	2,195	4,881		8,409	13,336
Total	85,287	82,886		253,501	228,479
COSTS & EXPENSES
Cost of Services	25,433	27,452		77,689	78,562
Selling, general & administrative	30,041	29,237		93,747	83,926
EBITDA	29,813	26,197		82,065	65,991
Depreciation	3,105	3,516		9,207	9,065
Amortization	17,793	21,156		60,133	57,670
Total costs & expenses	76,372	81,361		240,776	229,223
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS	8,915	1,525		12,725	(744)
Equity in loss from Marketwatch.com, Inc.	-	(19,376)		-	(45,776)
Other income, net	934	228		2,383	591
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES	9,849	(17,623)		15,108	(45,929)
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes	6,011	(434)		9,758	(4,685)
NET INCOME (LOSS)	3,838	(17,189)		5,350	(41,244)
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
Basic	0.04	(0.19)		0.06	(0.49)
Diluted	0.04	(0.19)		0.06	(0.49)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
Basic	91,085	91,202		91,183	83,679
Diluted	93,537	91,202		92,391	83,679

INTERACTIVE DATA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES PROFORMA SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
(Unaudited)
(In thousands except per share data)

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September				September
	2001	2000	Change		2001	2000	Change
REVENUES
Institutional	74,618	68,180	9.4%		218,350	200,087	9.1%
Retail
-eSignal	8,474	8,795	-3.6%		26,742	23,490	13.8%
-Broadcast	2,195	4,881	-55.0%		8,409	18,116	-53.6%
Total	85,287	81,856	4.2%		253,501	241,693	4.9%
COSTS & EXPENSES
Cost of Services	25,433	26,834	-5.2%		77,689	84,566	-8.1%
Selling, general & administrative	30,041	28,994	3.6%		93,747	90,628	3.4%
EBITDA	29,813	26,028	14.5%		82,065	66,499	23.4%
Depreciation	3,105	3,487	-11.0%		9,207	10,036	-8.3%
Amortization	17,793	21,156	-15.9%		60,133	63,644	-5.5%
Total costs & expenses	76,372	80,471	-5.1%		240,776	248,874	-3.3%
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS	8,915	1,385	543.7%		12,725	(7,181)	277.2%
Equity in loss from Marketwatch.com, Inc.	-	-			-	-
Other income, net	934	228	309.6%		2,383	959	148.5%
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES	9,849	1,613	510.6%		15,108	(6,222)	342.8%
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes	6,011	7,313	-17.8%		9,758	12,437	-21.5%
NET INCOME (LOSS)	3,838	(5,700)	167.3%		5,350	(18,659)	128.7%
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
Basic	0.04	(0.06)			0.06	(0.20)
Diluted	0.04	(0.06)			0.06	(0.20)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
Basic	91,085	91,202			91,183	91,202
Diluted	93,537	91,202			92,391	91,202

Notes

Forward-looking and Cautionary Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and is subject to the safe-harbor created by such Act. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results to be materially different from those contemplated in the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (i) the presence of competitors with greater financial resources than the Company's and their strategic response to the Company's services and products; (ii) changes in technology, which could affect the competitiveness of the Company's products and services; (iii) a decline in activity levels in the securities markets, which could lower demand for the Company's products and services; (iv) consolidation of financial services, both within an industry and across industries, which could lower demand for the Company's products and services; (v) the loss of key employees assigned to work associated with the integration of the recently acquired businesses of the Company and other delays in integration; (vi) prolonged outage at one of the Company's data centers; (vii) the acceptance of the Internet as a reliable real-time distribution platform by institutional customers; (viii) the ability of the Company to broaden its subscriber base by adding more individual investors outside of the Company's traditional "active-trader" market; (ix) the potential obsolescence of the Company's services due to the introduction of new technologies; and (x) other trends in competitive or economic conditions affecting the Company's financial condition or results of operations not presently contemplated. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

About Interactive Data Corporation

Interactive Data Corporation is a leading global provider of securities pricing, financial information, and analytic tools to institutional and individual investors. The company supplies time-sensitive pricing, dividend, corporate action, and descriptive information for more than 3.5 million securities traded around the world, including hard-to-value, unlisted fixed income instruments. The company links to most of the world's best-known financial service and software companies for trading, analysis, portfolio management, and valuation.

Interactive Data Corporation is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts. Through its branded businesses, FT Interactive Data, CMS BondEdge, and eSignal, Interactive Data Corporation has approximately 1,600 employees in 22 offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Pearson plc (NYSE: PSO), an international media company, whose businesses include the Financial Times Group, Pearson Education, and the Penguin Group, owns approximately 60 percent of Interactive Data Corporation.

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