Eurex Repo grows despite fall in outstanding volume
07 May 2014 Frankfurt
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Eurex Repo, which operates Swiss Franc, Euro Repo and GC Pooling markets, recorded an average outstanding volume of €221.6 billion euros in all markets in April 2014, down from €224.5 billion in April 2013.
This was due, in part, to the secured money market GC Pooling recording an average outstanding volume of €148.7 billion, down from €154.8 billion in April 2013.
The Euro Repo market, however, grew by 22 percent and reached an average outstanding volume of €43 billion, up from €35.3 billion in April 2013.
The Swiss Franc Repo market achieved an average volume of €29.9 billion.
The international derivatives exchanges of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 8.7 million contracts, also down from 9.8 million in April 2013.
Of those, 6.1 million were Eurex Exchange contracts and 2.6 million contracts were traded at the US-based International Â鶹´«Ã½ Exchange (ISE). In total, 177.2 million contracts were traded, 122.2 million at Eurex Exchange and 54.9 million at the ISE.
In its largest segment, equity index derivatives, Eurex Exchange achieved 47.6 million contracts, down from 54.3 million in April 2013.
Futures on the EURO STOXX 50 Index stood at 18.6 million contracts and 17.1 million on the index options.
Futures on the DAX index totalled 2.1 million contracts while the DAX options reached another 2.6 million contracts.
The equity derivatives (equity options and single stock futures) segment at Eurex Exchange recorded 39.9 million contracts, down from 56.6 million in April 2013.
Equity options totalled 14.8 million contracts and single stock futures equalled another 25.1 million contracts.
This was due, in part, to the secured money market GC Pooling recording an average outstanding volume of €148.7 billion, down from €154.8 billion in April 2013.
The Euro Repo market, however, grew by 22 percent and reached an average outstanding volume of €43 billion, up from €35.3 billion in April 2013.
The Swiss Franc Repo market achieved an average volume of €29.9 billion.
The international derivatives exchanges of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 8.7 million contracts, also down from 9.8 million in April 2013.
Of those, 6.1 million were Eurex Exchange contracts and 2.6 million contracts were traded at the US-based International Â鶹´«Ã½ Exchange (ISE). In total, 177.2 million contracts were traded, 122.2 million at Eurex Exchange and 54.9 million at the ISE.
In its largest segment, equity index derivatives, Eurex Exchange achieved 47.6 million contracts, down from 54.3 million in April 2013.
Futures on the EURO STOXX 50 Index stood at 18.6 million contracts and 17.1 million on the index options.
Futures on the DAX index totalled 2.1 million contracts while the DAX options reached another 2.6 million contracts.
The equity derivatives (equity options and single stock futures) segment at Eurex Exchange recorded 39.9 million contracts, down from 56.6 million in April 2013.
Equity options totalled 14.8 million contracts and single stock futures equalled another 25.1 million contracts.
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