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Mixed bag for BME November figures


08 December 2015 Madrid
Reporter: Drew Nicol

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The derivatives market on the Spanish Stock Market sunk 18 percent in November compared to the same period in 2014.

Despite the lower trading activity last month, index futures increased from January to November.

IBEX 35 futures trades reached just under 560,000 trades and IBEX mini futures achieved 214,000 trades, representing a 7 and 6 percent year-on-year growth respectively.

At the end of November, the open interest on IBEX 35 futures was also up 6 percent.
Trading in index options was also down 3.3 percent in November from the previous month, with over 271,000 contracts traded.

Trading in stock derivatives was down 23.3 percent year-on-year to the end of November, while the open interest decreased 1.2 percent in line with the levels reached at the end of November.

Futures on stock dividends stayed strong in November with 40.5 percent growth by month-end.

Open interest was up 50 percent during the same period.

In the Spanish fixed income market, corporate debt issues soared by 61.1 percent compared to the same time last year.

The total value of new issues reached €7.7 billion for November, while the year-to-date November also increased by 52.4 percent on last year with €131.3 billion worth of trades recorded.

The trading volume in this market in November came in at €28.2 billion, while in the first 11 months of the year it was down 34 percent year-on-year, at €488.7 billion.
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