Hotspot FX reports October trading volumes at $34 billion ADV

As parent KCG prepares to sell it, Hotspot FX sees another strong month of trading volumes.

For the month of October, Hotspot FX has reported that trading volumes averaged $34.3 billion daily – not quite the $38 billion ADV Hotspot did in an industry-wide record setting September, but still well above the $29-$30 billion average seen over most of 2013 and 2014.

However that doesn’t tell the whole story.

Volumes during the first half of October, taking their cue from a very volatile September, continued strong averaging $38.4 daily – even above September levels. But the second half of October was a very different story, with volumes down more than 20% from the first half to $30.6 billion ADV. FX traders can be a fickle bunch, turned on or off to trading very quickly by market volatility (or lack thereof).

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