According to the order book statistics, turnover at Boerse Stuttgart for January 2015 amounted to EUR 9.7 billion. This represented an increase of 41 percent in comparison with December, which was attributable to pronounced market movements. The trading volume in January was almost on a par with January 2014, when turnover was also strong.
Turnover from equity trading reached a new record level: at around EUR 1.8 billion, the trading volume was up by almost 60 percent in comparison with December, exceeding the previous record level reached in January 2014. Of the total turnover, German equities accounted for just under EUR 1.3 billion, while international equities contributed over EUR 500 million.
Record levels were also achieved in trading in exchange-traded products (ETPs). At more than EUR 1.3 billion, the order book turnover in January 2015 exceeded the previous high reached in August 2011. Turnover rose 60 percent in comparison with December 2014, while year-on-year it was up just over 56 percent. Trading in investment fund units generated turnover of approximately EUR 159 million in January – an increase of around 56 percent month on month.
Securitised derivatives accounted for the largest part of Boerse Stuttgart‘s turnover. The trading volume increased by around 36 percent compared with December 2014, to more than EUR 4.5 billion. Trading in leverage products generated turnover of more than EUR 2.6 billion – around 37 percent more than in December and almost 28 percent more than in January 2014. At more than EUR 1.9 billion, turnover from investment products was up nearly 35 percent on December.
Trading in debt instruments generated turnover in excess of EUR 1.8 billion, with the trading volume more than 26 percent higher than in December. Corporate bonds accounted for the biggest share of the turnover, at more than EUR 1.1 billion.