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In January 2013, the number of transactions on SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland reached a total of 2'947'832. This corresponds to an increase of 5.9% over the same period in the previous year. The strongest gain was recorded by the ETF segment, with +23.3% (86'324 trades), followed by Equities (incl. Funds, ETSFs + ETPs) with +6.2% (2'733'813trades). An even bigger rise of 52.0% could be observed in comparison with the previous month. Against December 2012, growth was most notable in the segments Equities (+59.8%) as well as Structured Products & Warrants (+50.4%).
Substantial increase in turnover
Turnover figures show a similar picture. Compared to January 2012 they have risen by 14.6% to CHF 90'827 million, again led by the growth in the segments ETFs (+32.8%) and Equities (+18.2%). In comparison to December 2012, turnover figures for January 2013 (with 17 and 21 trading days, respectively) have even risen by more than 50%. Here too, the segment for Equities (incl. Funds, ETSFs + ETPs) managed to post the biggest gain, growing by 59.8% to reach CHF 60'687 million.
Turnover, volumes and order book quality at a glance
More detailed figures are available in the statistical monthly report[PDF] published today. An overview of order book quality at SIX Swiss Exchange is reflected in the Equity Liquidity Matrix (ELM), while our tool Intraday Activity allows a monitoring of daily trading turnover on SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland. Furthermore, our website provides daily figures for volume and turnover.
