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Key Statistics For August 2011 - New Record Figures Resulting From Strong Increase In Trades And Turnover At SIX Swiss Exchange And Scoach Switzerland.

Date 08/09/2011

In August, SIX Swiss Exchange saw a jump in trading activities. On 9 August 2011, a new daily record was set with roughly 390'000 trades. The number of trades was up in August by 64 % compared with the previous month.

This was driven, in particular, by the equities (incl. funds, ETSFs and ETPs), ETF as well as structured products and warrants segments. With the number of trades reaching 125'862, the ETF segment advanced for the first time into six-digit territory.

Substantial increase in turnover

The ETF segment also set a new record in terms of turnover. With a gain of over 88 % as compared to July 2011, turnover climbed to CHF 13'732 million. Turnover in the structured products and warrants segment almost doubled, growing by93.5 % to CHF 5'813 million. Across all trading segments, there was month-on-month growth of 51.3 % in turnover in August.

Stability assured at all times

Overall, the statistical data for the month of August reflect the considerable turbulence in the equity markets, on which Christian Katz, CEO SIX Swiss Exchange, was questioned in a brief interview with the Swiss television news program "10 vor 10".



Even in the periods of record-high numbers of trades, the SIX Swiss Exchange trading platform was able to handle the massively higher load with no problem, so that stability and continuity were assured at all times. SIX Swiss Exchange is further enhancing its performance capabilities for the future by upgrading to state-of-the-art "X-stream INET" trading technology.

More detailed information in this regard can be accessed online in our statistical monthly report[PDF]. . An overview An overview of order book quality at SIX Swiss Exchange is reflected in the Equity Liquidity Matrix (ELM).