January saw 72,708 derivatives contracts traded every day, up by 85% from January last year.
January 2014 was the busiest January month for the derivatives market on Oslo Børs since 2008, measured in number of contracts. On average, 72,708 contracts were traded daily, as compared to a daily average of 39,249 in January 2013. December 2013 was also a busy month in the derivatives market, as the chart below shows.
The strong growth in derivatives trading reflects increased activity in trading in equity instruments (see Good growth in trading volume on Oslo Børs). Big price movements –greater volatility – in the underlying instruments also played a role in the increase in derivatives trading.
For further information, please see: Monthly statistics - Derivatives
Average number of derivatives contracts traded daily in the month of January: 2008-14.
Average number of derivatives contracts traded daily by month.
