Japan Exchange Group: Trading Overview In August 2015

Japan Exchange Group released Trading Overview in August 2015.

In August 2015, the daily average trading value for the TSE 1st Section reached JPY 3.3023 trillion, a high since May 2013.
In the ETF market, monthly trading value was JPY 7.1628 trillion, breaking previous records for the second consecutive months.
On August 25, daily trading value for the ETF market was JPY 1.0163 trillion, exceeding JPY 1 trillion for the first time.

In August 2015, total derivatives trading volume was 44,492,107 contracts, the second-highest on record. The daily average trading volume was 2,118,672 contracts (+45.8% MoM, +106.9% YoY).
Total derivatives trading value increased 57.0% to JPY 237 trillion. Trading value for equity index derivatives reached JPY 157 trillion, an all-time high.
Trading volume for the night session was 16,718,634 contracts, an all-time high, and the ratio of the night session was 37.6%.
For Nikkei 225 minis, trading volume reached 32,399,201 contracts, the second highest on record, while trading value was JPY 63 trillion, an all-time high.
For mini-TOPIX futures, trading volume was 595,225 contracts, the second highest on record, while trading value was JPY 923.9 billion, an all-time high.
For DJIA futures, trading volume was 11,452 contracts, an all-time high.
For JPX-Nikkei 400 futures, trading volume was 1,105,381 contracts.