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According to the order book statistics, the volume of securities traded at Boerse Stuttgart in May 2013 was in excess of EUR 7.8 billion, around 6 percent up on the figure for April. Trading in securitised derivatives accounted for the lion’s share of turnover. Compared to the previous month, the total trading volume in this asset class was 3.6 percent higher at EUR 3.6 billion. At nearly EUR 2.1 billion, turnover for investment products was up 4.7 percent, while trading in leverage products increased to more than EUR 1.5 billion.
In May, trading in debt instruments came to roughly EUR 1.9 billion, around 5 percent down on the figure for April. At around EUR 974 million, the biggest share of total turnover in this category was attributable to corporate bonds, which put on nearly 9 percent compared to the previous month.
Equities generated turnover in excess of EUR 1.6 billion, over 50 percent up on the total for April and more than double the figure for May 2012. German and international shares accounted for around EUR 1.2 billion and EUR 420 million respectively.
Trading in investment fund units contributed approximately EUR 674 million to the May total. Exchange-traded products (ETPs) stood at EUR 560 million, making them the most popular choice. Investment fund units produced a transaction volume of EUR 113 million, around 36 percent up on the figure for April.
Note on the monthly statistics:
Boerse Stuttgart’s monthly statistics are reported on the basis of the order book turnover. The turnovers of all the securities traded on each trading day are documented clearly and verifiably. The recording of securities transactions by order book is practised by all intermediary-based German stock exchanges and serves as a basis for comparing trading turnovers. For the securitised derivatives asset class, Boerse Stuttgart also calculates the trading turnover according to the volume of customer orders executed and forwards these to the German Derivatives Association (Deutscher Derivate Verband - DDV). This ensures that comparisons between the different stock exchanges can also be made with regard to securitised derivatives.
