There was a significant month-on-month increase in trading activity on SIX Swiss Exchange and SIX Structured Products Exchange Ltd in November 2016. The number of trades was up by 32.8% to 4'681'692, while trading turnover rose by as much as 36.6% to CHF 125.8 billion. In the year to date, a total of 43'774'231 transactions have been conducted on SIX Swiss Exchange and SIX Structured Products Exchange Ltd. This marks a year-on-year decrease of 8.2%.
Successful start for new liquidity pool
For SIX Swiss Exchange At Midpoint (SwissAtMid), the liquidity pool for Swiss equities launched on 17 October 2016, the first figures for a full month are now available. In November, 18'851 trades with a volume of CHF 294.7 million via SwissAtMid have been registered. In total, trading without pre-trade transparency registered a turnover of CHF 875.3 million and 22'449 transactions in November 2016.
Client growth and award win
In November, SIX Swiss Exchange welcomed Austrian KTM Industries AG who had opted for an additional primary listing on the Swiss exchange. Also welcomed was the new participant Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse AG covering its Swiss business. Furthermore in November, SIX Swiss Exchange was designated "Exchange of the Year" at the Structured Products Awards Europe 2016.
More detailed figures are available in the statistical monthly report[PDF]. An overview of order book quality at SIX Swiss Exchange is reflected in the Equity Liquidity Matrix (ELM), while the SIX Swiss Exchange tool Intraday Activity allows a monitoring of daily trading turnover on SIX Swiss Exchange. Furthermore, the SIX Swiss Exchange website provides daily figures for volume and turnover.