Stockholm, October 1, 2014 – Nasdaq Nordic today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic1 and Baltic2 markets. Below follows a summary of the statistics for September 2014:
- The share trading decreased by 2.6% to a daily average of 2.433bn EUR, compared to 2.496bn EUR in September 2013. Compared to the previous month, August 2014, the daily average increased by 19.3 %.
- Derivatives trading decreased by 35.5 % to a daily average of 420,804 contracts, compared with 652,679 contracts in September 2013.
- ETF trading3 (Exchange Traded Funds) decreased by 16.3% to a daily average of 32.9m EUR compared to 39.2m EUR in September 2013.
- Nokia Oyj was the most traded stock during the past month, followed by Nordea Bank AB.
- 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 stocks4 increased to 71.0%, compared to 70.0% previous month.
- Nasdaq Nordic’s share of order-book trading in Norwegian listed shares5 increased to 7.4% compared to 7.1% previous month.
- 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 3.8 larger
- For OMXH25 companies 3.9 larger
- For OMXS30 companies 2.6 larger
- Nasdaq Nordic’s average time at EBBO6 (European Best Bid and Offer) was:
- For OMXC20 companies 93.6 %
- For OMXH25 companies 93.5 %
- For OMXS30 companies 95.7 %
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 all European marketplaces that offer trading in Nasdaq Nordic listed shares.
5) Nasdaq Nordic offers trading in all of the Oslo Bors listed shares.
6) EBBO (European Best Bid and Offer) refers to the current best price available for selling or buying a trading instrument such as a stock.
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