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Based on its order book statistics, Boerse Stuttgart generated turnover of around EUR 7 billion in February 2016. The trading volume was approximately the same as in the previous month.
Securitised derivatives accounted for the largest share of the turnover. The trading volume in this asset class exceeded EUR 3.1 billion. Leverage products generated turnover of more than EUR 1.8 billion, an increase of more than 4 percent on the previous month. Turnover in investment products surpassed the mark of EUR 1.3 billion.
Significant increases were recorded in trading in debt instruments (bonds) in February. The trading volume was in excess of EUR 1.4 billion, more than 13 percent higher than in the previous month. Corporate bonds accounted for the largest share of the turnover, at more than EUR 990 million - up nearly 14 percent compared with January. This increase has further reinforced Boerse Stuttgart's role as the leading German exchange for trading in corporate bonds.
The equity trading volume amounted to around EUR 1.3 billion in the month under review and was almost on a par with the previous month. Turnover in German equities exceeded EUR 1 billion, while international equities generated turnover of more than EUR 273 million in February - an increase of around 4 percent on January.
The order book turnover in exchange-traded products (ETPs) was above EUR 1 billion in February, slightly lower than in the previous month. The turnover recorded for investment fund units was in excess of EUR 84 million.
