KCG Reports May Volumes, US Market Making Falls MoM
- KCG's US volumes could not get back on track during May, once again failing to rise MoM despite a strong YoY growth.
KCG Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KCG) has just revealed its trading volumes for the month ending May 2015, according to a KCG statement.
Last month, KCG’s reported its average daily US equities market making at $29.5 billion traded during April 2015 – volumes overall were largely mixed across a number of its assets.
KCG’s average daily US Equities Equities Equities can be characterized as stocks or shares in a company that investors can buy or sell. When you buy a stock, you are in essence buying an equity, becoming a partial owner of shares in a specific company or fund.However, equities do not pay a fixed interest rate, and as such are not considered guaranteed income. As such, equity markets are often associated with risk.When a company issues bonds, it’s taking loans from buyers. When a company offers shares, on the other hand, it’s selling pa Equities can be characterized as stocks or shares in a company that investors can buy or sell. When you buy a stock, you are in essence buying an equity, becoming a partial owner of shares in a specific company or fund.However, equities do not pay a fixed interest rate, and as such are not considered guaranteed income. As such, equity markets are often associated with risk.When a company issues bonds, it’s taking loans from buyers. When a company offers shares, on the other hand, it’s selling pa Read this Term market making came in at $27.47 billion traded during May 2015, falling -6.7% MoM from $24.1 billion in April 2015. Over a yearly timeframe, volumes rose 14.0% YoY from $24.1 billion in May 2014.
Moreover, total average daily shares traded at KCG were reported at 5.5 billion shares in May 2015, unchanged MoM from 5.5 billion shares in April 2015. Meanwhile, total average daily trades yielded 3.5 million trades per day in US equities during May 2015, edging lower by -4.6% MoM from 3.67 million trades in April 2015.
For the month of May 2015, US equity volume at KCG averaged $255.7 billion in volume and 6.2 billion shares traded per day – alternatively, the realized 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 for the S&P 500 was 11.0.
At the time of writing, KCG share prices were virtually unchanged on the news, having settled at $13.46, down -0.22% yesterday. KCG share prices are sitting below a 52-week high of $13.75 earlier this month, with a low P/E of only 5.56.
KCG Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KCG) has just revealed its trading volumes for the month ending May 2015, according to a KCG statement.
Last month, KCG’s reported its average daily US equities market making at $29.5 billion traded during April 2015 – volumes overall were largely mixed across a number of its assets.
KCG’s average daily US Equities Equities Equities can be characterized as stocks or shares in a company that investors can buy or sell. When you buy a stock, you are in essence buying an equity, becoming a partial owner of shares in a specific company or fund.However, equities do not pay a fixed interest rate, and as such are not considered guaranteed income. As such, equity markets are often associated with risk.When a company issues bonds, it’s taking loans from buyers. When a company offers shares, on the other hand, it’s selling pa Equities can be characterized as stocks or shares in a company that investors can buy or sell. When you buy a stock, you are in essence buying an equity, becoming a partial owner of shares in a specific company or fund.However, equities do not pay a fixed interest rate, and as such are not considered guaranteed income. As such, equity markets are often associated with risk.When a company issues bonds, it’s taking loans from buyers. When a company offers shares, on the other hand, it’s selling pa Read this Term market making came in at $27.47 billion traded during May 2015, falling -6.7% MoM from $24.1 billion in April 2015. Over a yearly timeframe, volumes rose 14.0% YoY from $24.1 billion in May 2014.
Moreover, total average daily shares traded at KCG were reported at 5.5 billion shares in May 2015, unchanged MoM from 5.5 billion shares in April 2015. Meanwhile, total average daily trades yielded 3.5 million trades per day in US equities during May 2015, edging lower by -4.6% MoM from 3.67 million trades in April 2015.
For the month of May 2015, US equity volume at KCG averaged $255.7 billion in volume and 6.2 billion shares traded per day – alternatively, the realized 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 for the S&P 500 was 11.0.
At the time of writing, KCG share prices were virtually unchanged on the news, having settled at $13.46, down -0.22% yesterday. KCG share prices are sitting below a 52-week high of $13.75 earlier this month, with a low P/E of only 5.56.