Cboe FX Markets, which is a major institutional foreign exchange (forex) spot trading venue, reported a drop in trading volume for April 2022. The platform reported $777.1 billion in total monthly volumes, which was a drop of almost 24 percent from the previous month.
March was one of the best months for the American forex trading venue in terms of volumes. The trading platform reported $1.02 trillion in trading volume for March, making it the second-best month in its operational history.
However, on a year-over-year basis, the trading venue strengthened its position with a trading volume increase of almost 14.8 percent.
Further, Cboe ended last month with an average daily volume (ADV) of $37 million. It was 16.6 percent lower than the previous month but 20.5 percent higher than April of the previous year. April 2022 had 21 trading days compared to 23 in March and 22 in the same month of 2021.
Increasing Demand
A look at the daily spot volumes on the exchange reveals that the demand for the forex instruments was below or around average for the first three weeks of the month. But, it skyrocketed in the last week, crossing $52.5 million in the last two trading days.
Cboe operates one of the two largest derivatives exchanges in the United States. Additionally, spot forex trading volumes on the platform showcase the demand trend for such instruments with institutional players.
Meanwhile, Cboe recently reported that its revenue for the first three months of 2021 jumped by 14 percent year-over-year to $418.1 million and 7 percent quarter-over-quarter. However, the diluted earnings per share of the company declined by 20 percent, primarily because of $48.5 million in additional tax reserves.
