Boerse Stuttgart's order book statistics showed a trading volume of EUR 7.3 billion in February 2010. Trading in equities saw some strong growth and with a volume of EUR 709 million (98 percent) had almost doubled in comparison with February 2009. International equities accounted for a volume of EUR 187.4 million. This means that turnover was up by 114 percent compared with February 2009. Turnover in German equities reached EUR 521.5 million, equivalent to a growth of 94 percent in comparison with February 2009.
In February 2010 private investors' trading activities in securitised derivatives was at the same level as in February 2009 (EUR 3.8 billion) and 5 percent down on the previous month's figures. In the area of securitised derivatives, trading in leverage products amounted to EUR 2.0 billion while investment products rose by 10 percent as compared with February 2009 (EUR 1.8 billion).
In February trading with fund units accounted for a volume of EUR 509.6 million, an increase of 69 percent in a year-on-year comparison. Investors showed a particular interest in passively managed funds, known as ETFs, which achieved a trading volume of EUR 419 million. Trading in ETFs was 6 percent up on the previous month's figure and 74 percent higher than in February 2009. Bond trading, the second-biggest asset class at the Stuttgart Stock Exchange, achieved a volume of EUR 2.1 billion.
Trading volumes in participation certificates trebled in comparison with the figure for February 2009, reaching EUR 74.7 million "This sharp increase in volumes can mainly be attributed to turnover in the participation certificates issued by banks, which reflects investors' increasing confidence in the banking sector," said Oliver Hans, Managing Director of Baden-Wuerttembergische Wertpapierboerse.