(3 February 2009)
Trading Volume in January 2009

　In January 2009, the trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 1,006,747, decreasing 61.8% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and decreasing 5.7% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily volume was 52,987. The trading volume of Options on Three-month Euroyen futures was 8,398, decreasing 96.0% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and decreasing 63.4% in comparison to that of the prior month. The trading volumes for the put options and call options are 3,167 and 5,231, respectively, and the average daily volume was 442. See the table 1 for the composition of the trading volumes.

Table 1

Items

January 2009

Trading Volumes

Daily Average

Change on Previus Month

Year on Year Change

Interest Rate etc. Financial Futures Contracts

 1,015,145 53,429 -6.9% -64.4%

　

3-month Euroyen futures

 1,006,747 52,987 -5.7% -61.8%

　

Options on 3-month Euroyen futures

 8,398 442 -63.4% -96.0%

　

　

Put

 3,167 167 -80.1% -97.6%

　

　

Call

 5,231 275 -25.5% -93.5%

　 The total trading volume of Exchange Forex Margin contracts (Click 365) was 3,403,061, increasing 18.1% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and increasing 30.1% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily trading volume was 162,051. See the table 2 for the composition of the trading volumes.

Table 2

Items

January 2009

Trading Volumes

Daily Averages

Change on Previus Month

Year on Year Change

Click 365

 3,403,061 162,051 30.1% 18.1%

　

USD/JPY

 967,012 46,048 16.8% 38.1%

　

EUR/JPY

 632,544 30,121 24.7% 36.7%

　

GBP/JPY

 775,960 36,950 50.9% 36.1%

　

AUD/JPY

 556,510 26,500 31.6% -4.6%

　

CHF/JPY

 13,644 650 -16.6% -78.6%

　

CAD/JPY

 32,819 1,563 25.3% -77.9%

　

NZD/JPY

 166,772 7,942 47.7% -52.7%

　

EUR/USD

 124,842 5,945 20.8% -

　

GBP/USD

 31,176 1,485 209.0% -

　

Other Currency Pairs

 101,782 4847 34.6% -

　 The total trading volume in January 2009 was 4,418,206, decreasing 22.9% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and increasing 19.2% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily trading volume was 215,479.

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