The Spanish Exchange traded €32.31 bn in February
- Fixed Income trading volume from January grew 77.9% from a year earlier
- Trading in Stock Futures soars 314.6% in the first two months and IBEX 35 Options grew 14.8% in February
The Spanish Exchange traded 32.31 billion euros in Equities in February, 22% less than in January and down 30.6% from the same month in 2018. The number of trades stood at 2.8 million, down 21.8% from the previous month and 37% less than in February 2018.
The trading volume in the Warrants and Certificates segment came in at 24 million euros, down 31.8% from the preceding month and 47.4% less than in the same period a year earlier. The number of trades in February reached 5,826, down 7.5% from January and 36.4% less than in the same month a year earlier. The number of issues admitted to trading reached 1,186, up 108% year on year.
The trading volume in the ETF segment in February reached 127 million euros, 37.4% less than in the previous month and down 68.4% from the same month a year earlier. The number of trades in February reached 4,627, down 16.9% from the previous month and 64.5% less than in the same month in 2018.
As regards Fixed Income it maintained high activity levels. The trading volume from January grew 77.9% year-on-year after notching up 28.75 billion in February, up 85.3% from February 2018.
Besides, new issues admitted to trading from January increased 7.8% while the outstanding balance did so 2.9%.
Trading in the Financial Derivatives market increased by 3.9% in the first two months of the year compared to the same period of 2018. This growth took place mainly in Stock Futures, up 314.6%. Trading in IBEX 35 Options rose by 14.8% in February.
The open interest in Financial Derivatives increased 7% with respect to the previous month. The main increases were recorded in IBEX 35 Futures and Options, with growth rates of 6.8% and 16.5%, respectively. Stock Futures and Options also grew, in these cases by 3.1% and 6.6% respectively.
Trading by type of asset:
|
Feb19 |
%Jan19 |
%Feb18 |
Year to date |
|
|
Equities (1) |
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|
32,319 |
-22.0% |
-30.6% |
-24.3% |
|
Nº of trades |
2,790 |
-21.8% |
-37.0% |
-26.6% |
|
24.0 |
-31.8% |
-47.4% |
-26.7% |
|
Nº of trades |
5.8 |
-7.5% |
-36.4% |
-28.4% |
|
127 |
-37.4% |
-68.4% |
-56.5% |
|
Nº of trades |
4.6 |
-16.9% |
-64.5% |
-54.6% |
|
Fixed Income |
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|
Traded Volume (2) |
28,750 |
-13.9% |
85.3% |
77.9% |
|
New Issues |
21,315 |
-65.9% |
-29.7% |
7.8% |
|
Outstanding Balance |
1,551,981 |
0.7% |
1.6% |
2.9% |
|
Financial Derivatives (3) |
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|
473 |
-5.2% |
-23.3% |
-14.6% |
|
Mini IBEX |
115 |
-2.7% |
-30.9% |
-19.5% |
|
Shares |
65 |
-96.2% |
125.3% |
314.6% |
|
208 |
14.8% |
-33.5% |
-46.3% |
|
Shares |
1,064 |
-18.5% |
-18.0% |
-20.9% |
(1) By asset type in million euros; number of trades in thousands
(2) Since implementation of MiFID II only trading on electronic platforms included
(3) Thousands of contracts
Historical statistics can be consulted through this link:
https://www.bolsasymercados.es/ing/Studies-Research/Statistics
