JPX Sees Monthly Dip of 40.7% in Derivatives Trading Volume for April 2023

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) released its trading overview for April 2023, revealing a significant decrease in total derivatives trading volume on a monthly basis. There are 20 trading days in April 2023.

Cash Equity Market

• In April 2023, the daily average trading value for the Prime Market (domestic common stocks) came in at JPY 2.9748 trillion, 14.2% lower than JPY 3.4967 trillion in March 2023.

• The daily average trading value for the ETF market was JPY 181.4 billion, dropping by 23.3% compared to JPY 236.5 billion in the prior month.

Derivatives Market

• In April 2023, total derivatives trading volume amounted to 24,148,642 contracts, a significant decrease of 40.7% compared to 40,723,827 contracts in the previous month.

• Total derivatives trading value reached JPY 174 trillion, down 55.4% compared to JPY 390 trillion in March 2023.

• Trading volume for the night session and the ratio of the night session were 8,703,515 contracts and 36.0% for the month, comparing to 16,559,103 contracts and 40.7% in the previous month.