DGCX Volumes Register Substantial Growth YoY, Hit Fresh Record ‎in February

Total trading volumes on Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX), the region’s leading ‎commodities derivatives venue, touched a record new high of 2,097,739 contracts in ‎February, registering the exchange’s highest overall monthly value of above $47.03 billion.‎

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The UAE’s main bourse has also delivered a stellar year-over-year growth of ‎‎67 percent in February 2018. The healthy performance came as ‎market participants digested the implications of geo-political tensions in key ‎markets, which led investors to increasingly turn to derivatives to hedge and ‎mitigate the impact 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.‎

Building on the standout performance, the DGCX witnessed high volumes in ‎the ‎currency segment, with its flagship Indian rupee contract signifying the ‎growth trajectory in the first quarter. More specifically, ADV on Indian rupee ‎options registered strong year-on-year growth of 38 percent, with over 56,328 lots‎ traded per day, valued at $1.74 billion.‎

The exchange said in a statement that euro, pound sterling ‎and Australian dollar futures showed their highest ‎monthly volumes in February 2018. Taking a year-to-date ‎‎(YTD) prospective, trading volumes in the three ‎currencies registered impressive growth of 207 percent, ‎‎160 percent and 76 percent, respectively, relative to the ‎comparable period in 2017. ‎

DGCX’s precious metals suite also emerged as one the best performers in February, with the ‎segment’s overall volumes registering an incremental growth of double digits. Volumes ‎in Gold Quanto Futures were up by 120 percent from last February, coming in at 1,714 ‎contracts. ‎

Les Male, CEO of the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange, commented: ‎‎“Last month was an extremely volatile period for the global financial markets, ‎because of which traders are continuously seeking protection and various ‎hedging mechanisms to mitigate their risk. These volatility spikes correspond ‎with the record trading volumes and increased participation at the DGCX, as ‎the Exchange offers a diverse range of products and Risk Management Risk Management One of the most common terms utilized by brokers, risk management refers to the practice of identifying potential risks in advance. Most commonly, this also involves the analysis of risk and the undertaking of precautionary steps to both mitigate and prevent for such risk.Such efforts are essential for brokers and venues in the finance industry, given the potential for fallout in the face of unforeseen events or crises. Given a more tightly regulated environment across nearly every asset class, One of the most common terms utilized by brokers, risk management refers to the practice of identifying potential risks in advance. Most commonly, this also involves the analysis of risk and the undertaking of precautionary steps to both mitigate and prevent for such risk.Such efforts are essential for brokers and venues in the finance industry, given the potential for fallout in the face of unforeseen events or crises. Given a more tightly regulated environment across nearly every asset class, Read this Term tools ‎that support traders and investors during rapid market movements. In ‎addition, the Exchange deploys the best risk management and surveillance ‎systems which allow our markets participants to trade with confidence and ‎also monitor risk in real-time.”‎