Alpari Reports Consistent Trading Volumes in October

Just ahead of the most volatile time of the year, Alpari has registered a monthly total of $86.1 billion monthly volumes last month. October has proven to be slightly slower than September, when the company reported its figures at $88.7 billion.

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While brokerages have been expecting this period of elevated market mood and higher volatility the holiday season is knocking on the door and we might have a somewhat slower month in December depending on the asset class.

Alpari’s clients have mostly been trading the EUR/USD pair, where average volumes increased. Activity in the USD/JPY and EUR/JPY parts has been somewhat lower.

Last month Alpari announced the opening of a new headquarters office in the Republic of Mauritius.