Kabu’s March FX and Options Volumes Jump on Volatility

Kabu.com, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFJ), has disclosed its preliminary results for its trading volumes and metrics for March 2017. The latest results encompass both futures and options and have orchestrated a healthy month-over-month rebound, negating all of its recent losses in this space so far in 2017, per a recent Kabu.com release.

During March 2017, Kabu's futures and options volumes were able to finally snap out of a consecutive monthly decline, which had seen an downward trending movement in recent months, due in part to a lack of market drivers and lower 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. Volumes for March 2017 came in at ¥39.9 billion ($361.3 million), a climb of 17.0 percent month-over-month from ¥34.1 billion ($308.8 million) in February 2017.

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Moreover, over-the-counter (OTC) FX trading accounts also notched a marginal climb in March 2017, inching higher to 88,968 accounts, virtually unchanged month-over-month from 88,968 accounts in February 2017 – accounts have been held to a tight consolidation over the past six months.

The recent growth on a month-over-month basis in each of these segments was the result of growing volatility, which gradually woke the markets last month. 2017 has been a mixed bag, not unlike Q1 2016, with oscillating levels of volatility that have certainly been reflected in 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 volumes.