NASDAQ OMX Nordic Trading Statistics July 2012

NASDAQ OMX today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic and Baltic markets. Below follows a summary of the highlights for July 2012:

The share trading on NASDAQ OMX Nordic decreased by 22.2 % to a daily average of 1.7bn EUR, compared to 2.2bn EUR in July 2011. Compared to the previous month, June 2012, the daily average decreased by 15.3 %.
Derivatives trading decreased by 10.7 % to a daily average of 380,463 contracts, compared with 426,105 contracts in July 2011.
ETF trading¹ (Exchange Traded Funds) decreased by 7.1 % to a daily average of 49m EUR compared to 52m EUR in July 2011.
Nokia was the most traded stock on NASDAQ OMX Nordic exchanges during the past month, followed by Volvo.
Merrill Lynch International was the most active member on NASDAQ OMX Nordic during the past month, followed by Credit Suisse.
NASDAQ OMX Nordic’s share of order-book trading in our listed stocks²decreased to 66.1 % compared to 66.5 % the previous month.
NASDAQ OMX Nordic’s share of order-book trading in Norwegian listed shares³ increased to 8.7 % compared to 8.6 % the previous month.
NASDAQ OMX Nordic’s average time at EBBO⁴ (European Best Bid Offer) was:

- For OMXC20 companies 89.7 %

- For OMXH25 companies 83.8 %

- For OMXS30 companies 91.0 %

For more information, please read the monthly statistics report published at: http://nordic.nasdaqomxtrader.com/newsstatistics/.

¹⁾ ETF trading figure encompasses NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.

²⁾ Source: Thomson Reuters and NASDAQ OMX. Included are all European marketplaces that offer trading in NASDAQ OMX Nordic listed shares.

³⁾ Currently NASDAQ OMX offers trading in 21 of the 25 OBX shares.

⁴⁾ EBBO (European Best Bid Offer) refers to the current best price available for selling or buying a trading instrument such as a stock.