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Trading Volume in October 2009

(2 November 2009)

 In October 2009, the trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 1,150,054, decreasing 14.2% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and increasing 6.5% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily volume was 54,764. The trading volume of Options on Three-month Euroyen futures was 1,100, decreasing 97.9% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and increasing 10.0% in comparison to that of the prior month. The trading volumes for the put options and call options are 900 and 200, respectively, and the average daily volume was 52. See the table 1 for the composition of the trading volumes.

【TABLE 1】

Items

October 2009

 

Trading Volumes

Daily Averages

Change on Previous Month

Year on Year Change

Interest Rate etc. Financial Futures Contracts

1,151,154

54,817

6.5%

-17.4%

 

3-month Euroyen futures

1,150,054

54,764

6.5%

-14.2%

 

Options on 3-month Euroyen futures

1,100

52

10.0%

-97.9%

 

 

Put

900

43

80.0%

-96.1%

 

 

Call

200

10

-60.0%

-99.3%

  The total trading volume of Exchange Forex Margin contracts (Click 365) was 7,393,098, increasing 25.6% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and increasing 30.3% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily trading volume was 336,050. See the table 2 for the composition of the trading volumes.

【TABLE 2】

Items

October 2009

Trading Volumes

Daily Averages

Change on Previous Month

Year on Year Change

Click 365

7,393,098

336,050

30.3%

25.6%

 

USD/JPY

3,000,209

136,373

55.0%

141.9%

 

EUR/JPY

639,753

29,080

-0.3%

-45.8%

 

GBP/JPY

1,347,973

61,272

1.0%

32.2%

 

AUD/JPY

1,695,322

77,060

27.2%

-8.6%

 

CHF/JPY

26,962

1,226

85.5%

-23.2%

 

CAD/JPY

59,607

2,709

23.3%

-34.7%

 

NZD/JPY

209,584

9,527

88.6%

-52.4%

 

EUR/USD

92,440

4,202

15.8%

1394.8%

 

GBP/USD

43,469

1,976

44.5%

1199.9%

 

Other Currency Pairs

277,779

12,626

94.4%

2313.2%

  The total trading volume in October 2009 was 8,544,252, increasing 17.4% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and increasing 26.5% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily trading volume was 390,867.

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