KCG Reports Volumes for June 2015, US Equity Volumes up Slightly MoM

KCG Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KCG) has just reported its trading volumes for the month ending June 2015, according to a KCG statement.

The independent securities trading firm’s average daily US Equities Equities Equities can be characterized as stocks or shares in a company that investors can buy or sell. When you buy a stock, you are in essence buying an equity, becoming a partial owner of shares in a specific company or fund.However, equities do not pay a fixed interest rate, and as such are not considered guaranteed income. As such, equity markets are often associated with risk.When a company issues bonds, it’s taking loans from buyers. When a company offers shares, on the other hand, it’s selling pa Equities can be characterized as stocks or shares in a company that investors can buy or sell. When you buy a stock, you are in essence buying an equity, becoming a partial owner of shares in a specific company or fund.However, equities do not pay a fixed interest rate, and as such are not considered guaranteed income. As such, equity markets are often associated with risk.When a company issues bonds, it’s taking loans from buyers. When a company offers shares, on the other hand, it’s selling pa Read this Term market making came in at $26.7 billion traded during June 2015, representing a 2.8% drop MoM from $27.47 billion in May 2015. Over a yearly timeframe, the figures are more optimistic, rising 14.9% YoY from $23.5 billion in June 2014.

Moreover, total average daily shares traded at KCG were reported at 6.3 billion shares in June 2015, jumping 14% MoM from 5.5 billion shares in May 2015. Meanwhile, total average daily trades yielded 3.5 million trades per day in US equities during June 2015, only modestly lower MoM from trades in May 2015.

As for the overall market condition of June 2015, consolidated US equity volume at KCG averaged $261.9 billion in volume and 6.4 billion shares traded per day, a 2.4% and 3.2% MoM difference respectively. Alternatively, the realized 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 for the S&P 500 was 11.3.

At the time of writing, KCG share prices were up 0.33% on the news, settling at $12.10. This nevertheless represents a sharp drop over the last two months, with KCG share prices reaching a 52-week high of $13.75 earlier in May.