Asset Exposure into China, India Driving SGX Contracts to Record Highs

Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) trading volumes have built off last month’s momentum, scoring new all-time highs across key instruments. This saw continued interest in the SGX INR/USD futures contract, which has been the exchange's most actively traded FX futures contract in 2017.

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Michael Syn, Head of Derivatives at SGX, commented on the volumes records: “We have seen a growing pool of market participants with multi-asset exposure to China and India, and subsequent increase in demand for tools to manage related currency risk.”

This trading activity has also carried into this month with September 22 marking a new all-time high for its SGX INR/USD futures contracts. Totalling 108,417 contracts traded in a single day, the notional value translated to $3.34 billion. The emergence of this instrument is hardly surprising given that it has been the most actively traded FX futures contract at SGX for several months, having now reached an SGX market share of 40 percent.

The exchange also recorded a new record high in terms of its USD/CNH contracts this month, particularly on September 8, 2017 with 25,857 contracts traded. This corresponded to a total of $2.59 billion traded, solidifying SGX’s USD/CNH as the most traded listed offshore RMB futures contract globally.

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With markets in full swing, the outlook appears positive for both the INR/USD and USD/CNH moving forward – the former has seen its market share rise in each successive month.