European capital markets in Q3 2020 stabilised after unprecedented monetary and fiscal policies but were dominated by an uncertain outlook as a result of the COVID-19 Crisis.
- IPOs and new listings soared quarterly, breaking with their Q2 trend.
- Equity market capitalisation and the number of listed companies experienced declines.
- Equity trades had a yearly surge but a strong quarterly fall.
- Options and futures trading suffered stark declines.
- Securitised derivatives and ETFs turnover increased on an annualised basis but had a divergent trajectory as they decreased quarterly, owing to an exceptional Q2.
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