(3 March 2009)
Trading Volume in February 2009

　In February 2009, the trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 910,771, decreasing 59.5% 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 volume was 47,935. The trading volume of Options on Three-month Euroyen futures was 1,034, decreasing 99.6% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and decreasing 87.7% in comparison to that of the prior month. The trading volumes for the put options and call options are 700 and 334, respectively, and the average daily volume was 54. See the table 1 for the composition of the trading volumes.

Table 1

Items

February 2009

Trading Volumes

Daily Average

Change on Previus Month

Year on Year Change

Interest Rate etc. Financial Futures Contracts

911,805

47,990

-10.2%

-63.4%

　

3-month Euroyen futures

910,771

47,935

-9.5%

-59.5%

　

Options on 3-month Euroyen futures

1,034

54

-87.7%

-99.6%

　

　

Put

700

37

-77.9%

-99.7%

　

　

Call

334

18

-93.6%

-98.9%

　 The total trading volume of Exchange Forex Margin contracts (Click 365) was 4,471,827, increasing 109.0% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and increasing 31.4% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily trading volume was 223,591. See the table 2 for the composition of the trading volumes.

Table 2

Items

February 2009

Trading Volumes

Daily Averages

Change on Previus Month

Year on Year Change

Click 365

4,471,827

223,591

31.4%

109.0%

　

USD/JPY

1,177,230

58,862

21.7%

46.7%

　

EUR/JPY

866,975

43,349

37.1%

242.8%

　

GBP/JPY

1,158,900

57,945

49.4%

266.4%

　

AUD/JPY

862,626

43,131

55.0%

152.5%

　

CHF/JPY

17,898

895

31.2%

-79.5%

　

CAD/JPY

22,129

1,106

-32.6%

-75.9%

　

NZD/JPY

187,926

9,396

12.7%

-24.1%

　

EUR/USD

66,211

3,311

-47.0%

-

　

GBP/USD

20,383

1,019

-34.6%

-

　

Other Currency Pairs

91,549

4,577

-10.1%

-

　 The total trading volume in January 2009 was 5,383,632, increasing 16.3% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and increasing 21.9% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily trading volume was 271,581.

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