Nasdaq Nordic Annual Statistics 2015

Nasdaq Nordic today publishes annual trade statistics for the Nordic¹ and Baltic² markets. Below follows a summary of the trade statistics for 2015:

• The share trading increased by 20.5% to a daily average of 3.124bn EUR, compared to 2.593bn EUR in 2014.
• The average number of trades per business day increased by 22.5% to 430,917 as compared to 351,776 in 2014.
• Derivatives trading increased by 7.9 % to a daily average of 475,803 contracts, compared with 441,045 contracts in 2014.
• ETF trading³ (Exchange Traded Funds) decreased by 0.8% to a daily average of 51.0m EUR compared to 51.4m EUR in 2014.
• 91 companies listed at Nasdaq Nordic and Baltics markets during 2015 (28 at Nasdaq Nordic main market and 63 at First North) compared to 72 in 2014.
• Novo Nordisk A/S was the most traded stock during 2015, followed by Nokia Oyj.
• Deutsche Bank was the most active member during 2014, followed by Morgan Stanley.
• Nasdaq Nordic’s share of order-book trading in our listed stocks decreased to 68.3%, compared to 69.6% in 2015⁴.
• Nasdaq Nordic’s average time at EBBO⁵ (European Best Bid and Offer) during 2015 was:

• For OMXC20 companies 93.4 %
• For OMXH25 companies 91.4 %
• For OMXS30 companies 94.8 %

¹⁾ Nasdaq Copenhagen, Helsinki, Iceland and Stockholm
²⁾ Nasdaq Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius
³⁾ ETF trading figure encompasses Nasdaq Stockholm and Nasdaq Helsinki.
⁴⁾ Source: Thomson Reuters and Nasdaq. Included are main European marketplaces that offer  trading in Nasdaq Nordic listed shares.
⁵⁾ EBBO (European Best Bid and Offer) refers to the current best price available for selling or buying a trading instrument such as a stock.