Eurex Experiences Continued Growth in Total Trading Volume for September 2023, Up 32% MoM

Eurex, Europe's leading derivatives exchange, published its trading figures for September 2023, reporting a total traded contracts of 176.6 million for the month, a decrease of 18% compared to 214.2 million contracts traded in September of 2022 and an increase of 32% compared to 133.4 million contracts in August 2023​.

More specifically, the exchange saw a 15% increase in equity derivatives volume to 23.8 million contracts in September from 20.7 million contracts in the same month last year. By contrast, turnover in index derivatives decreased by 26% year-on-year in September from 109.4 million to 80.8 million traded contracts. Turnover in interest rate derivatives decreased by 14%, from 83.7 to 71.7 million contracts traded in September.

In OTC Clearing, notional outstanding volumes increased 14% in September year-on-year to EUR 30,069 billion from EUR 26,286 billion in September last year. Thereof, notional outstanding volumes in interest rate swaps increased 9% to EUR 13,754 billion and notional outstanding in overnight index swaps increased 24% to EUR 2,876 billion.

Eurex Repo, Eurex's leading electronic market for secured funding and financing, again recorded a major increase in daily GC Pooling volumes in September, up 238% to EUR 197.5 billion, whereby total average daily term-adjusted repo volume grew by 58% in September to EUR 385.1 billion.