Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic1 and Baltic2 markets. Below follows a summary of the statistics for February 2015:
- The share trading increased by 17.2% to a daily average of 3.340bn EUR, compared to 2.851bn EUR in February 2014. Compared to the previous month, January 2015, the daily average increased by 6.6 %.
- Derivatives trading decreased by 2.7 % to a daily average of 447,309 contracts, compared with 459,496 contracts in February 2014.
- ETF trading3 (Exchange Traded Funds) decreased by 6.6% to a daily average of 48.5m EUR compared to 52.0m EUR in February 2014.
- Novo Nordisk A/S was the most traded stock during the past month, followed by Nordea Bank AB.
- Deutsche Bank was the most active member during the past month, followed by Morgan Stanley.
- Nasdaq Nordic’s share of order-book trading in our listed stocks increased to 68.5%, compared to 68.1% previous month4.
- The average order book depth on the best price level was larger at Nasdaq Nordic than the second most liquid trading venue, see detailed figures per exchange:
- For OMXC20 companies 3.1 larger
- For OMXH25 companies 3.4 larger
- For OMXS30 companies 2.7 larger
- Nasdaq Nordic’s average time at EBBO5 (European Best Bid and Offer) was:
´ - For OMXC20 companies 92.5 %
- For OMXH25 companies 92.1 %
- For OMXS30 companies 94.8 %
1) Nasdaq Copenhagen, Helsinki, Iceland and Stockholm
2) Nasdaq Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius
3) ETF trading figure encompasses Nasdaq Stockholm and Nasdaq Helsinki.
4) Source: Thomson Reuters and Nasdaq. Included are the main European marketplaces that offer trading in Nasdaq Nordic listed shares.
5) EBBO (European Best Bid and Offer) refers to the current best price available for selling or buying a trading instrument such as a stock.
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