The main OTC FX platforms have now reported their June 2014 volumes.
Volumes up across the board, led by FXall which continues to power ahead delivering a new record volumes of $141bln/day up 11pct on May, compared to more modest gains for other platform ranging from +5% to +8%. In terms of YoY changes, FXall is still the only platform showing gains with a 14.6% gain on Jun 13, whereas all the other platforms are still showing hefty falls ranging from down -25% to -40% on a year ago.
The uptick in volumes is reflected in the CLS settlement platform, which also reported a 13% increase to $5.46trn/day in terms of the value of trades submitted by banks for settlement.
FXall: $141bln/day in June a new record high, up 11% on May, and still 14.6% up compared to Jun 2013 level of $123bln/day.
Reuters Matching: $94bln/day in June, up 8% on the $87bln/day in May, but still down -36.1% compared to June 2013 level of $147bln/day.
EBS: $77bln/day in June, up 4.8% on the $73.5bln/day in May 2014, although still down a huge -40.2% compared to June 2013 level of $128.8bln/day.
Hotspot: $27.5bln/day in June, up 6.5% on the $25.9bln/day in May 2014, although still down -25.4% compared to June 2013 level of $36.9bln/day.
FX volumes for Reuters, FXall and EBS- June 2014
In terms of the CLS settlement system, increased volumes were reflected in a 13.3% increase to $5.46trn/day, with the average number of transactions submitted for clearing back over a million/day with a 5.1% increase on May.
CLS Settlement system volumes- June 2014
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are we comparing apples with apples here? Reuters Matching, Hotspot and EBS are predominately spot venues, FXall also caters for FX Swaps.
Hi James, great point, and thanks for reading!
Unfortunately, FXall doesn’t split out volumes, so it’s hard to show them as separate.
If we apply the BofE spot vs Swap ratios, then according to latest BofE semi annual FX survey data, Swaps accounted for 50% of Daily FX volumes compared to only 34% for spot.
On that basis FXall spot volumes would only be 34% of $141bln = $48bln/day, but I don’t believe it’s anywhere near as low as that!
Link to bofe data: https://singledealerplatforms.org/2014/01/28/bofe-fx-survey-data-2234blnday-12-down-from-apr-but-11-up-yony-worth-reading/
If you have access to any better breakdown of their volumes I would welcome seeing them.
Regards
Paul
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