BME sees rise in repo trades for Q1 2019
26 April 2019 Madrid
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BME cleared a total of 553 trades with fixed-income securities (repos) in Q1 2019, up 3.9 percent year-on-year.
According to BME, its clearing operation on transactions with repo agreements on fixed income securities and energy derivatives performed favourably throughout Q1 2019.
Trading in fixed income in BME increased by 88.5 percent in Q1 2019 to €100.9 billion.
The total volume traded in the financial derivatives market managed by BME was 11.3 million contracts in Q1 with an increase of 2.8 percent, compared to the same period of 2018.
BME’s total operating costs for Q1 reached €28.5 million, 0.6 percent higher than the previous year. Also, total revenue for Q1 was recorded at €71.5 million, 9.3 percent lower than that obtained a year earlier.
According to BME, its clearing operation on transactions with repo agreements on fixed income securities and energy derivatives performed favourably throughout Q1 2019.
Trading in fixed income in BME increased by 88.5 percent in Q1 2019 to €100.9 billion.
The total volume traded in the financial derivatives market managed by BME was 11.3 million contracts in Q1 with an increase of 2.8 percent, compared to the same period of 2018.
BME’s total operating costs for Q1 reached €28.5 million, 0.6 percent higher than the previous year. Also, total revenue for Q1 was recorded at €71.5 million, 9.3 percent lower than that obtained a year earlier.
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