Mondo Visione Worldwide Financial Markets Intelligence

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange August Trading Volumes

Date 01/09/2011

 

Monthly Trading Volume

(# of Contracts)

Notional Value – August (US$Million)

 

August 2011

July 2011

% Change

USD Gold

86,282

74,866

+15%

4,860.16

USD Silver

29,783

7,890

+227%

1,204.69

Total 

116,065

82,756

+40%

6,064.85

 

Daily Average Volume

(# of Contracts)

Open Interest

(# of Contracts as of August 31)

 

August 2011

July 2011

% Change

USD Gold

3,751

3,743

-

1,308

USD Silver

1,295

1,315*

-2%*

274

Total

5,046

4,138*

+22%*

1,582

*Based on a total of six trading days since HKMEx USD Silver Futures was launched on July 22.