Click 365 sees 70% YoY drop in April FX volumes

Tokyo Stock Exchange FX trading on Click 365 drops 15% MoM and 70% YoY as Yen volatility wanes

The total trading volume of Exchange FX Margin contracts (Click 365) in April was 2,088,673 ( â–³ 14.6% MoM / â–³ 70.0% YoY) and its average daily trading volume was 94,941.

Yen volatility has pretty much collapsed for the first quarter of 2014, leading to less chances to speculate and hedge. The proof is in the pudding as you can see in the April results chart below. However, some analysts are predicting a steady weakening of the yen in the months to come, forecasts say the BoJ will re-iterate a more aggressive accommodative stance.

[FX]
Items
April   2014
Trading Volume
Daily Average
Change on Previous Month
Year on Year Change
 
Click 365

2,088,673

94,941

-14.6%

-70.0%

 
USD/JPY

711,208

32,328

-1.7%

-70.4%

EUR/JPY

206,340

9,379

-30.8%

-86.4%

GBP/JPY

228,479

10,385

-14.6%

-51.7%

AUD/JPY

442,636

20,120

-20.3%

-69.9%

CHF/JPY

11,373

517

-17.1%

-60.6%

CAD/JPY

12,830

583

-46.8%

-68.4%

NZD/JPY

134,818

6,128

-3.6%

-52.8%

EUR/USD

38,533

1,752

-35.8%

-60.8%

GBP/USD

12,013

546

-14.2%

-60.9%

Other Currency pairs

290,443

13,203

-16.8%

-52.5%

For full results from the TFX Press Release, please click here.

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