The Financial Futures Association of Japan Research Department has published February OTC FX trading volume numbers. OTC FX margin trading in February suddenly fell by 31% from the previous month and clocked in at 455 trillion yen, down over 30% from January’s over 600 trillion yen reported, which was the best ever month for Japan OTC volumes. The February drop off comes after the trading volume of over-the-counter FX margin trading had been growing for 6 months consecutively.
Have a look at the volume graphs below:
For the official release in English and Japanese, click here.