Trading Volume in July 2008

In July 2008, the trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 1,654,329, decreasing 42.8% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and decreasing 33.2% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily volume was 75,197. The trading volume of Options on Three-month Euroyen futures was 29,667, decreasing 77.2% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and decreasing 66.2% in comparison to that of the prior month. The trading volumes for the put options and call options are 17,568 and 12,099, respectively, and the average daily volume was 1,349.

The total trading volume of Exchange Forex Margin contracts (Click 365) was 4,054,891, decreasing 6.0% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and increasing 2.8% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily trading volume was 176,300. The composition of the trading volume was as follows.

USD/JPY 1,388,795, EUR/JPY 412,255, GBP/JPY 696,322, AUD/JPY 708,565, CHF/JPY 81,065, CAD/JPY 164,406, NZD/JPY 603,483

The trading volume of the exchange total was 5,738,887, decreasing 21.8% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and decreasing 11.8% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily trading volume was 252,845.

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