The operator of multiple Japanese trading venues, the Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX), has disclosed its trading volume for August, showing a monthly dip in the demand for the derivatives of both foreign exchange (Forex ) and equities.
According to the official figures, the total trading volume with FX daily futures contracts on Click 365 came in at more than 1.76 million. This figure declined by 11.2 percent when compared to the previous month, but gained 3.2 percent year-over-year.
On average, 80,269 FX contracts were traded daily on the Japanese platform.
The dip in the market was expected as it is a cyclical pattern due to the summer holidays across Asia, North America and Europe. The trading overall volume on the exchange fell for a consecutive couple of months.
The US dollar-Japanese yen pair remained the most traded currency pair on Click 365, followed by the Turkish lira -Japanese yen and South African rand-Japanese yen. While trading in the USD-JPY pair declined in double-digits last month, demand for the other two currency pairs gained month-over-month: monthly trading volume with TRY-JPY and ZAR-JPY climbed 72.8 percent and 7.4 percent, respectively.
Equities and Other Markets
Coming to equities, Click kabu 365 recorded total monthly trading with Equity Index Daily Futures contracts of 3.36 million, which is a 6.4 percent decline month-over-month. However, on a yearly basis monthly equities demand soared by 367.8 percent.
Moreover, the exchange detailed that the total trading volume with FX clearing reached 4.64 million, with an average daily volume of 211,169. At the end of the month, its open position amounted to $169.9 million.
Adding all the markets offered by the TFX, the combined total monthly volume came in at 9.77 million contracts, which is a decline of 24.8 percent from the previous month, but a gain of 300.6 percent on a yearly basis.
