Kabu’s FX and Options Volumes Increase in December

Kabu.com, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFJ), has disclosed its preliminary results for its trading volumes, including foreign Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term (FX), futures, and options for the month ending December 2016, which saw an increase across the board with these trading instruments, according to a recent Kabu.com release.

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During December 2016, Kabu’s futures and options volumes revealed a consecutive monthly growth, rising to ¥43.1 billion ($366 million) which corresponded to a MoM gain of 60 percent from ¥42.8 billion ($364 million) in November 2016.

Additionally, over-the-counter (OTC) FX trading accounts also grew in December, climbing to 87,551, up from 87,162 in November 2016, or just under 0.5 percent higher MoM.

The sizeable growth across each of these trading instruments was stimulated by a surge of Volatility Volatility In finance, volatility refers to the amount of change in the rate of a financial instrument, such as commodities, currencies, or stocks, over a given time period. Essentially, volatility describes the nature of an instrument’s fluctuation; a highly volatile security equates to large fluctuations in price, and a low volatile security equates to timid fluctuations in price. Volatility is an important statistical indicator used by financial traders to assist them in developing trading systems. Trad In finance, volatility refers to the amount of change in the rate of a financial instrument, such as commodities, currencies, or stocks, over a given time period. Essentially, volatility describes the nature of an instrument’s fluctuation; a highly volatile security equates to large fluctuations in price, and a low volatile security equates to timid fluctuations in price. Volatility is an important statistical indicator used by financial traders to assist them in developing trading systems. Trad Read this Term across global markets during November and December, due to the US elections. The fallout of the surprise victory of Donald Trump has continued to produce some of the most heavily traded days of the 2016-year.