Thomson Reuters FX Volumes Virtually Flat in September

Thomson Reuters has just announced the group's latest 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 trading figures for the month of September 2015, showing volumes growing ever so slightly from the previous month.

The total average daily volume (ADV) of foreign exchange trading across Thomson Reuters platforms (including Matching and FXall) in September totalled $365 billion. This is just one billion dollar over August's $364 billion figure.

This total reflects trading volumes on Thomson Reuters Matching and FXall in all transaction types, including spot, forwards, Swaps Swaps Swaps can be defined as a derivate contact composed of two parties that exchange to cash flow between two separate financial instruments.They are generally divided into two categories. This includes contingent claims (options) and forward claims, where forward contracts, swaps, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are exchanged. Commodity price, equity price, interest rate, and foreign exchange rate are common variables used as one of the cash flows in swaps upon initiation. Different Types of Swaps Swaps can be defined as a derivate contact composed of two parties that exchange to cash flow between two separate financial instruments.They are generally divided into two categories. This includes contingent claims (options) and forward claims, where forward contracts, swaps, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are exchanged. Commodity price, equity price, interest rate, and foreign exchange rate are common variables used as one of the cash flows in swaps upon initiation. Different Types of Swaps Read this Term, options and non-deliverable forwards (NDFs). The average daily volume for spot trading in September was $109 billion and all other instruments reached a combined volume of $256 billion.

On a year over year comparison the results look more disappointing. In the month of September 2014, Thomson Reuters' platforms reached a peak of $418 billion, so the latest figure reflects a 12.7% drop.

The group's monthly metrics can be seen as positive considering that it was able to hold on to the volumes it reached last month and not slide back down as happened to others in September.

Yesterday, EBS BrokerTec announced that during September, its average daily volumes fell from 11% in August to just $89.4 billion. The EBS volumes also marked a more significant drop from the same month in 2014, with activity lower by 24% year over year.