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Trading Volume in May 2009

(2 June 2009)

 In May 2009, the trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 1,039,122, decreasing 18.8% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and decreasing 43.5% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily volume was 57,729. The trading volume of Options on Three-month Euroyen futures was 10,350, increasing 211.7% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and decreasing 83.2% in comparison to that of the prior month. The trading volumes for the put options and call options are 10,100 and 250, respectively, and the average daily volume was 575. See the table 1 for the composition of the trading volumes.

【TABLE 1】

Items

May 2009

 

Trading Volumes

Daily Averages

Change on Previous Month

Year on Year Change

Interest Rate etc. Financial Futures Contracts

1,049,472

58,304

-18.2%

-44.8%

 

3-month Euroyen futures

1,039,122

57,729

-18.8%

-43.5%

 

Options on 3-month Euroyen futures

10,350

575

211.7%

-83.2%

 

 

Put

10,100

561

568.9%

-62.7%

 

 

Call

250

14

-86.2%

-99.3%

  The total trading volume of Exchange Forex Margin contracts (Click 365) was 5,869,739, decreasing 13.3% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and increasing 73.0% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily trading volume was 279,511. See the table 2 for the composition of the trading volumes.

【TABLE 2】

Items

May 2009

Trading Volumes

Daily Averages

Change on Previous Month

Year on Year Change

Click 365

5,869,739

279,511

-13.3%

73.0%

 

USD/JPY

1,215,125

57,863

-6.2%

8.3%

 

EUR/JPY

942,915

44,901

-29.0%

269.8%

 

GBP/JPY

1,577,180

75,104

-8.3%

208.7%

 

AUD/JPY

1,645,866

78,375

-12.5%

129.5%

 

CHF/JPY

11,174

532

-33.6%

-81.9%

 

CAD/JPY

33,552

1,598

7.4%

-79.2%

 

NZD/JPY

180,833

8,611

-31.3%

-68.0%

 

EUR/USD

99,162

4,722

31.9%

-

 

GBP/USD

37,870

1,803

22.5%

-

 

Other Currency Pairs

126,062

6,003

-5.6%

-

  The total trading volume in May 2009 was6,919,211, decreasing14.1% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and increasing30.7% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily trading volume was337,815.

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