JPX Registers Highest January Derivatives Trading Volume on Record

​Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) today updated its trading overview for January 2024, registering the highest January in derivatives trading value. There were 19 trading days in the month.

Trading Overview for January 2024

Cash Equity Market

• In January 2024, the ADTV for the Prime Market (domestic common stocks) was JPY 4.8154 trillion, 20.6% higher than JPY 3.9929 trillion in December 2023.

• ADTV for the ETF market was JPY 338.5 billion, increasing 42.2% compared to JPY 238.1 billion in the prior month.

Derivatives Market

• Total derivatives trading volume for the month came in at 34,505,361 contracts, basically unchanged compared to 34,575,752 contracts in December 2023.

• Total derivatives trading value reached JPY 262 trillion and the highest record for January. However, the figure fell by 39.1% compared to JPY 430 trillion in the previous month, which is the third-highest total for all months and the highest record for December.

• During the month, trading volume for the night session and the ratio of the night session were 12,005,883 contracts and 34.8%, up slightly compared to 11,019,626 contracts and 31.9% in December 2023.

• Total trading volume of the holiday trading on January 3 was 626,178 contracts.