The Moscow Exchange released official trading volume numbers today...June volumes rose in Russia across both FX and notably equity instruments, where the stock market recently hit 2014 highs. As far as the FX market in concerned, turnover was up 26% YoY and 5% MoM to RUB 17,467 bln (June 2013: RUB 13,907 bln) (May 2014: 16.7 bln),…
Read moreIn our latest Retail FX Volume Index we reported that globally, April was one of the slowest months for FX trading in the past two years. And it appears as if May will turn out to be even slower. It is still early in the reporting cycle, but from what we've seen so far out…
Read moreYear-on-year growth remains steady, rising FX volatility might be here to stay FX contracts volumes on the Moscow exchange have subsided somewhat from December's impressive showing. Despite being on the lower side when compared to the end of last year, the number overall is pretty strong considering that Russia was celebrating NYE and Christmas during…
Read moreThe month of December concludes a record setting year for the Russian forex marketplace The FX market turnover on the Moscow Exchange has staged an impressive rebound to conclude a record setting year in terms of forex volumes. The month of December ended the year deep in the green marking a rise by 37% on…
Read moreOverall volumes on the Moscow Exchange were up 5% in September. Well it seems as if Russian traders decided to take an extra long summer break this year. September FX trading volumes on the Moscow Exchange were down 2% from August to total RUB 14.6 trillion (about $453 billion). However, as the Moscow Exchange continues…
Read moreOverall volumes on the Moscow Exchange were down 11% in August, but up 23% from last year. Not surprisingly, Russian traders love their (short) summers, and again this August headed for the hills (and beaches), sending trading volumes on the Moscow Exchange down by 11% from July. However, as the Moscow Exchange continues to add…
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