Alpari RU Reports July 2015 Metrics, Monthly Turnover Stagnates

Alpari RU has reported its volumes in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) for the month ending July 2015, which again saw a marginal decline MoM from June, according to an Alpari RU statement.

Last month saw Alpari RU’s Russian and CIS volumes retreat slightly to $94.4 billion in June 2015, having incurred a slight decline of less than -1.0% MoM from $95.0 billion in May 2015 – the continued weakness highlights a stagnant consolidation in its trading volumes despite a healthy bout of Volatility Volatility In finance, volatility refers to the amount of change in the rate of a financial instrument, such as commodities, currencies, stocks, over a given time period. Essentially, volatility describes the nature of an instrument’s fluctuation; a highly volatile security equates to large fluctuations in price, and a low volatile security equates to timid fluctuations in price. Volatility is an important statistical indicator used by financial traders to assist them in developing trading systems. Traders In finance, volatility refers to the amount of change in the rate of a financial instrument, such as commodities, currencies, stocks, over a given time period. Essentially, volatility describes the nature of an instrument’s fluctuation; a highly volatile security equates to large fluctuations in price, and a low volatile security equates to timid fluctuations in price. Volatility is an important statistical indicator used by financial traders to assist them in developing trading systems. Traders Read this Term in the financial markets.

Moving towards the present however, volumes at Alpari RU for the month ending July 2015 again inched lower, this time by a factor of -0.8% MoM to $93.6 billion. In addition to the volumes report, during the month ending July 2015, the currency pair that saw the highest monthly turnover and usage growth at Alpari was the USD/JPY, which witnessed a 20% MoM growth from June 2015. This represents a departure from June 2015, in which the EUR.USD claimed this spot as the most popular tradable entity at the brokerage.

The volumes report during July 2015 includes a window that closed ahead of a number of convulsing market movements in August. As a result, the heightened state of volatility brought on by catalysts such as China and the lingering specter of the Fed rate hikes could help allay a stagnation in volumes at Alpari, ultimately snapping the metrics out of a tight consolidation in Q3 2015.