Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic1 and Baltic2 markets. Below follows a summary of the statistics for April 2015:
- The share trading increased by 33.9% to a daily average of 3.903bn EUR, compared to 2.915bn EUR in April 2014. Compared to the previous month, March 2015, the daily average increased by 10.3 %.
- Derivatives trading increased by 7.3 % to a daily average of 517,572 contracts, compared with 482,174 contracts in April 2014.
- ETF trading3 (Exchange Traded Funds) decreased by 12.7% to a daily average of 49.1m EUR compared to 56.3m EUR in April 2014.
- Nokia Oyj was the most traded stock during the past month, followed by Danske Bank A/S.
- Deutsche Bank was the most active member during the past month, followed by SEB.
- Nasdaq Nordic’s share of order-book trading in our listed stocks decreased to 68.0%, compared to 69.2% 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 2.6 larger
- For OMXH25 companies 2.6 larger
- For OMXS30 companies 2.5 larger
- Nasdaq Nordic’s average time at EBBO5 (European Best Bid and Offer) was:
- For OMXC20 companies 95.3%
- For OMXH25 companies 92.4%
- For OMXS30 companies 95.2%
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.