Boerse Stuttgart's order book statistics show that its turnover reached more than EUR 7.7 billion in October 2011. The figures show that during the first 10 months of this year trading volumes at Boerse Stuttgart were higher than in the whole year of 2010. In total turnover from January to October 2011 was 22 percent up year-on-year.
Most of the turnover was accounted for by securitised derivatives. The transaction volume in this segment was more than EUR 3.8 billion. With trading volumes of almost EUR 2.3 billion, trading in leverage products was significantly higher than in investment products where monthly turnover was just short of EUR 1.6 billion.
Trading volumes in debt instruments showed a strong growth year-on-year with turnover up by more than 20 percent. In October 2011 turnover in this segment amounted to around EUR 2.3 billion. As in the previous month, in particular German government bonds (Bunds) met with strong investor demand. Turnover in these products was up yet again, rising to more than EUR 883 million. This is equivalent to a growth of almost 35 percent in comparison with the previous month. In addition, trading in euro-denominated government bonds rose by more than 6 percent.
Boerse Stuttgart recorded a slight increase in equities trading in comparison with the previous month. In October trading volumes reached more than EUR 904 million and were up by around 3 percent. Most of this increase was accounted for by German equities where the transaction volume at the Stuttgart Stock Exchange amounted to some EUR 753 million – a 5 percent increase in comparison with the previous month.
In trading with investment funds and exchange-traded products (ETPs), Boerse Stuttgart achieved a turnover of more than EUR 634 million with around EUR 562 million being accounted for by exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded commodities (ETCs). Although turnover in this asset class was somewhat lower than the previous month's figure, it was apparent that investors are showing a growing interest in these products in a year-on-year comparison. In total 9 percent more ETPs were traded this October than in October 2010. In comparison with the period from January to October 2010 turnover was up by as much as almost 46 percent.
