NEX Markets spot FX volumes 2% higher at $83 billion for August

NEX Markets volumes remain strong in October

Reporting for August a month-over-month change higher of 2%, NEX Group PLC (LON: NXG) sees their spot forex business steady, with FX volumes year-over-year a solid 27% greater.

August 2017 produced volumes on the company’s anonymous forex matching platform, EBS MarketFX of $83 billion, while July 2017 was just a touch lower at $81.6 billion.

During the last summer of August 2016, the spot FX business achieved just $65.5 billion.

NEX Group, formerly known as ICAP volume figures cover electronically traded products – spot foreign exchange, US Treasury products, European and US repo products.

Complete results are in the following table:

NEX Markets Volumes – August 2017

Average daily volume (in USD billions, single count)
August YoY% change July MoM% change 12 Months ended 31 August % change
2016 2017 2017 2016 2017
US Treasury 142.1 131.2 (8%) 145.2 (10%) 160.3 165.1 3%
US Repo 219.0 225.8 3% 225.2 0% 212.5 224.0 5%
European Repo (in EUR billions) 165.7 228.0 38% 228.0 0% 172.7 208.3 21%
Spot FX 65.5 83.0 27% 81.6 2% 83.8 84.3 1%

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