As May advances, we see more companies report their volumes metrics for April 2016. Thus far, it is too early to speak of a coherent pattern of results, as some saw trading volumes rise while others registered declines. ASX, which earlier today published its monthly activity report for April 2016, saw a steep drop in…
Read moreFollowing a robust November for futures trading activity, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) registered one more month of rising futures trading volumes. According to ASX's market activity report for December 2015, out earlier today, futures and options on futures volume amounted to 12,021,672 contracts in the last month of 2015, up 25.3% from the reading for…
Read moreAfter a challenging October for futures trading activity at the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), trading volumes staged a nice rise in November 2015, as shown by ASX's latest monthly activity report. In November 2015, futures and options on futures volume rose 2.5% from October 2015 levels to 9,585,567 contracts. The result is 35% higher than the…
Read moreThe Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) registered a steep month-on-month decrease in futures trading in October 2015, with volumes down by more than 28% from September 2015 levels. In tune with what the rest of the industry has exhibited, trading volumes also failed to match the results achieved during exceptionally strong October 2014. In October 2015,…
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