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(6 January 2009) |
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| Trading Volume in December 2008 and Year 2008 |
In December 2008, the trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 1,067,218, decreasing 49.3% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and increasing 20.8% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily volume was 50,820. The trading volume of Options on Three-month Euroyen futures was 22,968, decreasing 88.9% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and decreasing 50.1% in comparison to that of the prior month. The trading volumes for the put options and call options are 15,950 and 7,018, respectively, and the average daily volume was 1,094. See the table 1 for the composition of the trading volumes.
Table 1
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Items
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December
2008
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Trading Volumes
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Daily Average
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Change on Previous Month
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Year on Year Change
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Interest Rate etc. Financial Futures Contracts
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1,090,186
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51,914
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17.2%
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-52.9%
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3-month Euroyen futures
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1,067,218
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50,820
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20.8%
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-49.3%
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Options on 3-month Euroyen
futures
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22,968
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1,094
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-50.1%
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-88.9%
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Put
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15,950
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760
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-25.5%
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-87.7%
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Call
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7,018
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334
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-71.5%
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-90.9%
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The total trading volume of Exchange Forex Margin
contracts (Click 365) was 2,616,699, increasing 45.6% in comparison to that of
the prior year comparable month, and decreasing 9.5% in comparison to that of
the prior month, and the average daily trading volume was 113,770. See the table 2 for the composition of
the trading volumes.
Table 2
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Items |
December
2008 |
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Trading Volumes |
Daily Averages |
Change on Previous Month
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Year on Year Change
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Click 365 |
2,616,699 |
113,770 |
-9.5% |
45.6% |
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USD/JPY |
827,704 |
35,987 |
22.8% |
108.2% |
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EUR/JPY |
507,308 |
22,057 |
-24.1% |
87.3% |
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GBP/JPY |
514,130 |
22,353 |
-17.2% |
57.8% |
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AUD/JPY |
423,011 |
18,392 |
-36.3% |
1.7% |
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CHF/JPY |
16,355 |
711 |
108.3% |
-61.3% |
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CAD/JPY |
26,182 |
1,138 |
-37.3% |
-73.6% |
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NZD/JPY |
112,909 |
4,909 |
-15.5% |
-54.0% |
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EUR/USD |
103,371 |
4,494 |
224.1% |
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GBP/USD |
10,089 |
439 |
58.6% |
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Other Currency Pairs |
75,640 |
3,289 |
83.8% |
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The total trading volume in December 2008 was 3,706,885, decreasing 10.9% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and decreasing 3.0% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily trading volume was 165,683.
Total Trading Volume in Year 2008
In year 2008, the trading volume of 3-month Euroyen futures was 22,372,133, decreasing 42.6% in comparison to that of the prior year, and the average daily trading volume was 91,315. The trading volume of Options on Three-month Euroyen futures was 1,251,367, decreasing 65.8% in comparison to that of the prior year. The trading volumes for the put options and call options are 804,364 and 447,003, respectively. The trading volume of Interest Rate etc. Financial Futures Contracts was 23,625,799, decreasing 44.6% in comparison to that of the prior year, and the daily average was 96,432.
In addition, the total trading volume of Exchange Forex Margin contracts (Click 365) in 2008 was 43,301,268, increasing 28.9% in comparison to that of the prior year, and the average daily trading volume was 170,827. See the table 3 for the composition of the trading volumes.
Table 3
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Items
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Year 2008
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Trading Volumes
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Daily Averages
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Year on Year Change
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Total
Trading Volumes
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66,927,067
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267,259
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-12.2%
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Interest Rate etc. Financial Futures Contracts
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23,625,799
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96,432
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-44.6%
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3-month Euroyen futures
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22,372,133
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91,315
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-42.6%
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Options on 3-month Euroyen
futures
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1,251,367
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5,108
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-65.8%
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Put
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804,364
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3,283
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-65.1%
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Call
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447,003
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1,825
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-67.1%
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Click 365
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43,301,268
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170,827
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28.9%
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USD/JPY
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13,177,698
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50,489
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72.7%
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EUR/JPY
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5,883,330
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22,541
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44.5%
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GBP/JPY
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7,634,056
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29,249
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26.4%
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AUD/JPY
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9,246,469
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35,427
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35.3%
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CHF/JPY
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768,754
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2,945
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14.9%
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CAD/JPY
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1,334,653
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5,114
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-33.4%
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NZD/JPY
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4,966,753
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19,030
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-21.5%
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EUR/USD
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141,449
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2,947
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-
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GBP/USD
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19,796
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412
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-
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Other Currency Pairs
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128,310
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2,673
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-
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