It appears that there has been a recovery in foreign exchange (forex) volumes for the month of June, that is, if the trading volumes published today by the (TFX) is anything to go by.
In particular, TFX has reported an uptick in the number FX Daily Futures contracts traded during the month of June. With a total of 2,681,741 contracts traded, and an average daily traded volume of 121,897 contracts, June’s monthly volume is 17.2 per cent stronger than the .
Not only is June’s trading volume higher than May’s trading volume of 2,288,868 contracts for FX Futures, last month’s volume has also increased on a yearly comparison, rising by 63.1 per cent.
Although TFX has reported a rebound in FX trading compared to May, June’s trading volume is still much lower than the 6,442,605 FX Daily Futures contracts , when volatility was at its highest, driven by .
Taking a look at specific currency pairs, the Mexican peso against the Japanese yen (MXN/JPY) reported a growth in trading, with 556,603 contracts traded during the month. This volume is stronger by 61.9 per cent on a monthly comparison and it is higher by 208.9 per cent year-on-year.
Although trading of the British pound against the United States dollar (GBP/USD) was lower by 18.6 per cent month-on-month, the number of contracts traded in June compared to the same month of the previous year, was significantly higher – increasing by 316.6 per cent.
TFX reports solid equity volumes
Not only did FX volumes do well, but TFX also reported solid equity volumes, with 1,323,467 Equity Index Daily Futures contracts traded during June. This represents a rise of 25.5 per cent against May. On a yearly measurement, June’s volume has grown by 144.1 per cent.
The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures, however, didn’t see gains across the board. With 27,298 futures traded in June, this is higher by 51.9 per cent on a monthly comparison, this figure has dropped by 70.3 per cent against June of 2019.
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