Global equity trading volumes are on the rise.
And as U.S. sportcaster Marv Albert would say, “YES!”
The World Federation of Exchanges has published its Market Highlights Report for the first semester of 2015 and noted that value of worldwide share trading rose 36% to $59 trillion USD in the first half of 2015 from the second-half of 2014 or up 58% year-on-year.
Also, mainland China share trading volumes rose 166% in the first half of 2015 from the same period last year. Asia Pacific minus mainland China volumes rose 12%, EMEA volumes were up 11%.
The Americas region saw a more modest 1% increase, with the U.S. posting a 2% gain while the rest of the Americas posted a decline of 17%.
Furthermore, WFE reported that the number of trades also rose 36% from the second half of 2014 or up 67% year on year.
There was also a strong increase in IPOs and in investment flows, WFE reported. The number of IPOs increased by 19% year on year while total investment flows increased by 42% year on year.
Exchange Traded Derivatives (ETD) volumes increased by 3.5% compared with the end of 2014, mainly driven by commodity and currency derivatives.
“World exchanges saw a continued and significant climb in trading volumes through the first half of this year. Even excluding the boost afforded the headline numbers by China, there was still a respectable 5% increase in global trading volumes,” said WFE chief executive Nandini Sukumar. “The clear takeaway message from these data is that exchanges are continuing to play a vital role in financing the real economy, with IPO activity increasing 19% and investment flows 42% year on year,” Sukumar added.To View the Full Report, Click Here:
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The World Federation of Exchanges is the trade association for the operators of regulated financial exchanges. With 64 members from around the globe, the WFE develops and promotes standards in markets, supporting reform in the regulation of OTC derivatives markets, international cooperation and coordination among regulators. WFE exchanges are home to nearly 45,000 listed companies. WFE statistics database covers more than 350 indicators and 70 years of data from exchanges worldwide.
