Eurex report sizeable growth for Euro repo market
03 May 2012 Zurich
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In April 2012, the international derivatives exchanges of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 10.9 million contracts, a 0.4 million increase year-on-year.
Of those, 8.3 million were Eurex Exchange contracts and 2.6 million contracts were traded at the US-based International Securities Exchange (ISE). In total, 156.9 million contracts were traded at Eurex Exchange and 52 million at ISE, making April the best month in terms of trading volumes in 2012.
Eurex Repo, which operates Swiss Franc Repo, Euro Repo and GC Pooling markets, reported for all Eurex Repo markets an average outstanding volume of €235.6 billion, a €39.9 million increase year-on-year. The Euro repo market reached an average outstanding volume of €166.2 billion in April, an increase of 42 per cent year-on-year.
The electronic trading platform Eurex Bonds, which rounds out Eurex’s fixed-income product range, traded €10 billion in April, an increase of 12 per cent compared to €8.95 billion euros in April 2011.
Of those, 8.3 million were Eurex Exchange contracts and 2.6 million contracts were traded at the US-based International Securities Exchange (ISE). In total, 156.9 million contracts were traded at Eurex Exchange and 52 million at ISE, making April the best month in terms of trading volumes in 2012.
Eurex Repo, which operates Swiss Franc Repo, Euro Repo and GC Pooling markets, reported for all Eurex Repo markets an average outstanding volume of €235.6 billion, a €39.9 million increase year-on-year. The Euro repo market reached an average outstanding volume of €166.2 billion in April, an increase of 42 per cent year-on-year.
The electronic trading platform Eurex Bonds, which rounds out Eurex’s fixed-income product range, traded €10 billion in April, an increase of 12 per cent compared to €8.95 billion euros in April 2011.
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