According to its order book statistics, turnover at Boerse Stuttgart amounted to around EUR 8.6 billion in February 2015. This meant the trading volume was down in comparison with January, when turnover was particularly high, but up by almost 7 percent year on year.
Securitised derivatives accounted for the largest share of the turnover. The trading volume in this asset class was approximately EUR 4 billion – an increase of almost 19 percent compared with February 2014. Turnover from leverage products was over EUR 2.1 billion – more than 26 percent higher than in February 2014. At around EUR 1.9 billion, turnover from investment products was up more than 11 percent year on year.
The record levels in equity trading reported in January were not matched in February. However, the trading volume was more than 14 percent higher than in February 2014, at over EUR 1.5 billion. German equities generated turnover of EUR 1.1 billion, while international equities contributed around EUR 446 million – a year-on-year increase of more than 19 percent.
The volume of trading in debt instruments was in excess of EUR 1.8 billion, almost on a par with January’s figure. Corporate bonds accounted for the largest share of the turnover, contributing more than EUR 1.2 billion – an increase of 9 percent in comparison with January.
The order book turnover from exchange-traded products was in the region of EUR 1.1 billion, an increase of more than 50 percent year on year. Turnover from investment fund units was up by around 24 percent in comparison with February 2014, at approximately EUR 120 million.
Monthly Statistics February 2015
Note on the monthly statistics:
Boerse Stuttgart’s monthly statistics are reported on the basis of the order book turnover. The turnovers of all the securities traded on each trading day are documented clearly and verifiably. The recording of securities transactions by order book is practised by all intermediary-based German exchanges and serves as a basis for comparing trading turnovers. For the securitised derivatives asset class Boerse Stuttgart also calculates the trading turnover according to the volume of customer orders executed and forwards these to the German Derivatives Association (DDV). This ensures that comparisons between the different exchanges can also be made with regard to securitised derivatives.