FX Volumes at DMM.com Securities Shed Another 7.5% in May
- While the Euro volatility has picked up markedly throughout the month of May, the Japanese yen did mark new lows and has reaffirmed its range trading stance throughout the first half of 2014, affecting volumes out of Japan.
Client trading volume at the second largest Japanese FX brokerage house, DMM.com Securities, has dropped to $433.5 billion (¥44.1 trillion) in the month of May. This marks the fourth consecutive decline in trading volumes for the company and confirms that the main driver 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 on the Japanese retail FX trading market is the Bank of Japan (BoJ) monetary stimulus.
Until we see conclusive results from the enacted sales tax hike there might be further stagnation, as the Bank of Japan is likely to achieve its 2% inflation goal only thanks to the government's efforts to put more pressure on local consumers.
With all of the reports from the major Japanese brokerages we can clearly observe that the trend is nowhere close to reversing, as the only sign of volatility during the month was in the EUR/USD pair and the EUR/JPY cross rate. With the USD/JPY trading in a range between 101 and 105 since the start of the year, last year's stellar numbers seem ages away. With the rally in the US bond markets the Yield Yield A yield is defined as the earnings generated by an investment or security over a particular time period. This is in typically displayed in percentage terms and is in the form of interest or dividends received from it.Yields do not include the price variations, which differentiates it from the total return. As such, a yield applies to various stated rates of return on stocks, fixed income instruments such as bonds, and other types of investment products.Yields can be calculated as a ratio or as a A yield is defined as the earnings generated by an investment or security over a particular time period. This is in typically displayed in percentage terms and is in the form of interest or dividends received from it.Yields do not include the price variations, which differentiates it from the total return. As such, a yield applies to various stated rates of return on stocks, fixed income instruments such as bonds, and other types of investment products.Yields can be calculated as a ratio or as a Read this Term differential is contracting, which brings the most traded pair in Japan into tight ranges and consequently we are not very likely to see volumes pick up until there is a change in the status quo.
Client trading volume at the second largest Japanese FX brokerage house, DMM.com Securities, has dropped to $433.5 billion (¥44.1 trillion) in the month of May. This marks the fourth consecutive decline in trading volumes for the company and confirms that the main driver 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 on the Japanese retail FX trading market is the Bank of Japan (BoJ) monetary stimulus.
Until we see conclusive results from the enacted sales tax hike there might be further stagnation, as the Bank of Japan is likely to achieve its 2% inflation goal only thanks to the government's efforts to put more pressure on local consumers.
With all of the reports from the major Japanese brokerages we can clearly observe that the trend is nowhere close to reversing, as the only sign of volatility during the month was in the EUR/USD pair and the EUR/JPY cross rate. With the USD/JPY trading in a range between 101 and 105 since the start of the year, last year's stellar numbers seem ages away. With the rally in the US bond markets the Yield Yield A yield is defined as the earnings generated by an investment or security over a particular time period. This is in typically displayed in percentage terms and is in the form of interest or dividends received from it.Yields do not include the price variations, which differentiates it from the total return. As such, a yield applies to various stated rates of return on stocks, fixed income instruments such as bonds, and other types of investment products.Yields can be calculated as a ratio or as a A yield is defined as the earnings generated by an investment or security over a particular time period. This is in typically displayed in percentage terms and is in the form of interest or dividends received from it.Yields do not include the price variations, which differentiates it from the total return. As such, a yield applies to various stated rates of return on stocks, fixed income instruments such as bonds, and other types of investment products.Yields can be calculated as a ratio or as a Read this Term differential is contracting, which brings the most traded pair in Japan into tight ranges and consequently we are not very likely to see volumes pick up until there is a change in the status quo.