(7 May 2009)
Trading Volume in April 2009

　In April 2009, the trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 1,279,262, increasing 4.7% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and decreasing 49.2% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily volume was 60,917. The trading volume of Options on Three-month Euroyen futures was 3,320, decreasing 18.1% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and decreasing 98.5% in comparison to that of the prior month. The trading volumes for the put options and call options are 1,510 and 1,810, respectively, and the average daily volume was 158. See the table 1 for the composition of the trading volumes.

Table 1

Items

April 2009

　

Trading Volume

Daily Average

Change on Previous Month

Year on Year Change

Interest Rate etc. Financial Futures Contracts

1,282,582

61,075

4.7%

-53.1%

　

3-month Euroyen futures

1,279,262

60,917

4.7%

-49.2%

　

Options on 3-month Euroyen futures

3,320

158

-18.1%

-98.5%

　

　

Put

1,510

72

51.0%

-98.8%

　

　

Call

1,810

86

-40.8%

-98.1%

　 The total trading volume of Exchange Forex Margin contracts (Click 365) was 6,774,045, increasing 27.7% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and increasing 107.6% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily trading volume was 307,911. See the table 2 for the composition of the trading volumes.

Table 2

Items

April 2009

Trading Volunes

Daily Averages

Change on Previous Month

Year on Year Change

Click 365

6,774,045

307,911

27.7%

107.6%

　

USD/JPY

1,296,031

58,911

-14.8%

8.3%

　

EUR/JPY

1,327,307

60,332

22.1%

442.4%

　

GBP/JPY

1,719,617

78,164

50.6%

218.1%

　

AUD/JPY

1,880,034

85,456

97.4%

222.4%

　

CHF/JPY

16,829

765

-17.5%

-82.3%

　

CAD/JPY

31,242

1,420

9.9%

-75.4%

　

NZD/JPY

263,304

11,968

-0.9%

-44.7%

　

EUR/USD

75,188

3,418

-40.7%

-

　

GBP/USD

30,910

1,405

-21.5%

-

　

Other Currency Pairs

133,583

6,072

8.6%

-

　 The total trading volume in April 2009 was 8,056,627, increasing 23.4% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and increasing 34.3% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily trading volume was 368,986.

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