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FX Volumes Dip In February

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Colin Lambert

Anecdotal evidence that February was a much quieter month for FX markets is reinforced by the first set of average daily volume (ADV) data reported by FX trading venues with all showing a month-on-month decline and only one a year-on-year rise.
FXSpotStream reports ADV of $34.8 billion in February, down 9.4% from January, but up 20.8% from February 2018.
Elsewhere, CboeFX says it handled $34.5 billion per day last month, a 4.2% decline month-on-month and a 21.9% decline from February 2018 – a month in which the platform set its highest ADV to date at $44.2 billion.
Finally in the first group to report data, Euronext’s FastmatchFX says it handled $18.1 billion per day in February, down 9.5% month-on-month and down 14.2% year-on-year. The FastmatchFX Tape also saw a month-on-month decline at $64.5 billion of notional value reported, this is down 3.4% from January, but still reflects a very healthy year-on-year increase from what was its second month of reporting in February 2018 when it handled $26.6 billion.
Fastmatch volumes are for spot FX products only, while CboeFX is spot and NDFs and FXSpotStream data is for all FX products, including FX swaps.

Mixed Results from FX Platforms to Kick Off 2019

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Colin Lambert

While the results from the first three platforms to report FX turnover data are all up from December, the year-on-year comparison is more mixed, with FXSpotStream hitting another peak for the service, but CboeFX and FastmatchFX both falling back.
FXSpotStream reports average daily volume (ADV) of $38.4 billion in all FX products, while CboeFX handled $36 billion per day of spot and FastmatchFX saw a daily average of $20 billion transacted on its platform. The Fastmatch Tape saw a decline for the second month in a row, however.

Platform Data Confirms Decent December

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Colin Lambert

Data from a second group of platform providers has reinforced the message from the first two releases that while it didn’t pull up too many trees, December 2018 was a solid month for most that ended a good year. All providers reporting increased activity in the whole of 2018 compared to 2017. There was a more mixed message in the month-on-month data with only three providers reporting an increase from November, but the year-on-year data generally speaking gave grounds for optimism amongst providers.

December FX Volumes Hold Up

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Colin Lambert

Data from CboeFX and Fastmatch indicate that while there was an inevitable drop from November, FX activity in December was historically robust.
CboeFX, formerly HotspotFX, reports average daily volume (ADV) of $33.4 billion in December, 4.3% lower than November, but up 7.4% from December 2017. CboeFX data is based upon 21 trading days, it was open in Asia on December 25, but it was not even the quietest month in the year for the platform, that marker going to July at $33.2 billion.
Meanwhile, Euronext’s FastmatchFX report ADV of $19.1 billion, down 5.9% on the month but again up on the year – by 22.4%. Fastmatch data is based upon 20 trading days.

And Finally…

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Colin Lambert

A couple of months ago I wrote a piece highlighting what I suggested was the first signal of a real shift away from anonymous trading toward disclosed. The column received, as is usual I should point out, a mixed response, with several of you pointing out that without the anonymous pools of liquidity price discovery would be severely hampered and liquidity would dry up. Back then, I used FX Committee data for the basis of my argument, but now it looks as though the platforms are providing the ammunition.

FXSpotStream the Stand Out as Early FX Volumes Reported

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Colin Lambert

The first batch of FX platforms to report data indicate October saw a modest uptick in activity from September, although CME Group saw average daily volume (ADV) fall from an outstanding previous month.
The stand-out results come from FXSpotStream, which has reported another peak in activity at $35.9 billion per day. Not only does this represent a 12.5% increase from the previous record in September and a huge 80.1% increase year-on-year, it also means that FXSS is recording ADV very close to CboeFX, formerly HotspotFX.

Mixed Results in Early Platform Volume Reports

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Galen Stops

The first group of FX trading venues to report average daily volumes (ADV) for September paint a mixed picture with regards to the level of trading activity, much as they did at the end of August.

The ADV on CboeFX was $35.8 billion in September, a 2.5% increase compared to the previous month and an 8.1% increase compared to September 2017.

FastMatchFX recorded an ADV of $18.6 last month, down 4.6% from the $19.5 billion it recorded in August and down 10.1% from the $20.7 billion ADV it saw in September 2017. By contrast, the ADV on the FastMatch FX Tape was $84.4 billion last month, beating the previous record high that it set in August of $83.6 billion.

Volumes Mixed in Early Reports

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Colin Lambert

The first group of trading venues to report FX ADV for August indicate a mixed picture, however overall activity seems to be higher.
CboeFX, formerly Hotspot FX, reports ADV of $34.9 billion, up 5.1% on July and 28.8% up year-on-year.
Elsewhere, FXSpotStream reports ADV of $28.4 billion, up 2.5% from July and 47.6% up from August 2017; and Euronext’s FastmatchFX handled an average of $19.5 billion per day, down 2.5% from July but up 20% year-on-year.
Although Fastmatch did not see month-on-month growth, the firm’s FX Tape reported a record amount of activity.

New Peaks for Cboe, GTX as Platforms Report February Data

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Colin Lambert

The first three platforms have reported average daily turnover (ADV) data for February, with CboeFX (formerly HotspotFX) and Gain’s GTX hitting new peaks and Euronext’s FastmatchFX seeing its second busiest month. ADV at CboeFX was $44.20 billion in February, exceeding January’s then record month by 3.75% and up a huge 63.7% from February 2017. Gain’s GTX saw ADV of $16.1 billion, up 15.8% month-on-month, 45% year-on-year and again a new record for the platform. FastmatchFX reports ADV of $21.1 billion, a 1.4% increase from January and 27.1% higher year-on-year.

Hotspot, GTX Hit New Highs as Platforms Report Strong January

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Colin Lambert

The first three platforms to report FX trading volumes indicate January was a strong start to the year all round, with Cboe’s HotspotFX and Gain’s GTX platforms both recording new record highs for average daily volume.
Cboe’s Hotspot reported ADV of $42.6 billion in January, up 37% from December and 43.9% up year-on-year.
Euronext’s FastmatchFX also saw a healthy bounce from December and on a year-on-year basis, with ADV at $20.8 billion, a 33.3% rise month-on-month and 22.4% up year-on-year.
Gain’s GTX also set a new high at $13.9 billion per day, up 28.7% from December and 10.3% higher year-on-year.