Eurex’s July ADV Fall to Lowest Level in Two Years

Eurex Group has just released its volumes across its exchange for the month ending July 2016 – the group’s average daily volumes (ADV) fell to their lowest level in over a year, easily erasing any gains seen last month, according to a Eurex statement.

During July 2016, Eurex reported an ADV of just 5.5 million contracts, which corresponded to a sizable drop in volumes over a monthly basis. On an adjusted basis, June 2016 was propped up by 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 seen from the Brexit Brexit Brexit stands for British Exit, or in reference to the United Kingdom’s decision to formally leave the European Union (EU) as declared in a June 23, 2016 referendum. In a more immediate sense, a tight vote and unexpected result helped drive British pound (GBP) to lows that had not been seen in decades.The day following the referendum, former Prime Minister David Cameron resigned from office where he was replaced by Theresa May, who later resigned from office on June 7th, 2019. Active Prime Minis Brexit stands for British Exit, or in reference to the United Kingdom’s decision to formally leave the European Union (EU) as declared in a June 23, 2016 referendum. In a more immediate sense, a tight vote and unexpected result helped drive British pound (GBP) to lows that had not been seen in decades.The day following the referendum, former Prime Minister David Cameron resigned from office where he was replaced by Theresa May, who later resigned from office on June 7th, 2019. Active Prime Minis Read this Term referendum. Given the unexpected fallout and decision, virtually every institutional trading venue in the industry experienced some degree of uptick, after what has amounted to a lackluster 2016 calendar year thus far.

However, July 2016 at Eurex represented a new low, erasing all of last month’s standout gains in this area, which represented a decline of -41.5% MoM from 9.4 million contracts in June 2016, its lowest figure thus far in 2016. Looking at a yearly snapshot, July 2016’s ADV at Eurex also was lower over a YoY basis, albeit by a more muted figure of -6.8% YoY from just 5.9 million contracts in July 2015.

Equities Take a Tumble

Eurex’s offering of equity index derivatives (combining both equity options and single stock futures) was also characterized by a sharp decline in July 2016, crashing to just 59.0 million contracts in the month, vs. 114.2 million contracts in June 2016, or -48.3% MoM. Compared with July 2015, the latest figures also orchestrated a fall of -17.6% YoY from 71.6 million contracts.

Interest Rate Derivatives Follow Suit

Looking at its interest rate derivatives segment, Eurex also reported a largely muted performance across its volumes during May 2016. Following last month’s strong gains, Eurex’s interest rate derivatives reversed course, inflecting lower to just 31.0 million contracts for in July 2016 from 57.9 million contracts in June 2016, reflective of a loss of -46.4% MoM.