GMO Click Volumes Suffer 20% Reduction Month-over-Month
- Leading global currency broker GMO Click reports negative monthly volumes for February. Figures dropped by 20% with total monthly volumes reaching $962 billion.
Trading activity at GMO Click dropped during the month of February. The firm saw total FX volumes stay below the formidable trillion dollar mark with a 20% decline month-on-month. The figures come as no surprise to market participants as reduced 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 impacted trader behaviour.
After reporting record volumes in the previous month on the back of the SNB event in January, one of the world's largest brokers saw reduced activity across its listed and OTC product segments. Total volumes for February reached $962 billion (¥113 trillion), from the record ¥142 trillion seen a month earlier.
At the same time the firm's Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term-traded offering continues to fall with February's figures dropping considerably from those reported in January. Total contracts executed on Click365 was 445,338, a 13.4% decline from the 523,397 transactions in January.
GMO's February metrics follow similar figures reported by its peers, Japanese rival Monex Group saw volumes drop 37%.
GMO is regarded as one of the world's largest providers of margin FX products and has been extending its global footprint in a bid to diversify its client base. After expanding into the Asian market through its Hong Kong-based subsidiary, the firm set its European operation in the UK last year after gaining authorisation with the UK's financial watchdog, the FCA.
Trading activity at GMO Click dropped during the month of February. The firm saw total FX volumes stay below the formidable trillion dollar mark with a 20% decline month-on-month. The figures come as no surprise to market participants as reduced 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 impacted trader behaviour.
After reporting record volumes in the previous month on the back of the SNB event in January, one of the world's largest brokers saw reduced activity across its listed and OTC product segments. Total volumes for February reached $962 billion (¥113 trillion), from the record ¥142 trillion seen a month earlier.
At the same time the firm's Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term-traded offering continues to fall with February's figures dropping considerably from those reported in January. Total contracts executed on Click365 was 445,338, a 13.4% decline from the 523,397 transactions in January.
GMO's February metrics follow similar figures reported by its peers, Japanese rival Monex Group saw volumes drop 37%.
GMO is regarded as one of the world's largest providers of margin FX products and has been extending its global footprint in a bid to diversify its client base. After expanding into the Asian market through its Hong Kong-based subsidiary, the firm set its European operation in the UK last year after gaining authorisation with the UK's financial watchdog, the FCA.