In September 2010 Boerse Stuttgart, according to its order book statistics, had a turnover of almost EUR 7.6 billion. The total trading volume was up by 7.2 percent in comparison with the previous month's figures. In total trading volume at the Stuttgart Stock Exchange amounted to almost EUR 70 billion between January and September.
At Europe's biggest marketplace for securitised derivatives this asset class accounted for a substantial proportion of turnover. In total Boerse Stuttgart's turnover in leverage and investment products amounted to more than EUR 4.1 billion in September. It is noticeable that investors are strongly favouring discount and bonus certificates. Trading volumes in these certificates were up by 30 and 33 percent respectively in a year-on-year comparison. In bond trading last month's volumes amounted to more than EUR 2.1 billion. The bulk of this turnover was generated by corporate bonds. In this area the Stuttgart Stock Exchange had a trading volume of more than EUR 1.3 billion. Furthermore, Boerse Stuttgart also increased its turnover in federal government bonds (bunds), bonds issued by the German federal states and bonds of other European countries.
Boerse Stuttgart saw significant growth in equities trading in September. Trading volumes in this area amounted to almost EUR 841 million. The reasons for the strong growth of more than 23 percent include some recent capital increases and the issue of subscription rights for equities that go hand in hand with such increases. In September a number of large companies, among them Deutsche Bank, decided to increase their capital.