NASDAQ OMX Nordic And Baltic Markets: Trading Statistics December 2013

NASDAQ OMX today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic¹ and Baltic² markets. Below follows a summary of the statistics for December 2013:

The share trading increased by 20.0 % to a daily average of 2.222bn EUR, compared to 1.852bn EUR in December 2012. Compared to the previous month, November 2013, the daily average increased by 5,2 %.
Derivatives trading decreased by 16.3 % to a daily average of 488,479 contracts, compared with 583,819 contracts in December 2012.
ETF trading³ (Exchange Traded Funds) increased by 44.1 % to a daily average of 63.0m EUR compared to 43.7m EUR in December 2012.
Nokia Oyj was the most traded stock during the past month, followed by Volvo AB.
Merrill Lynch was the most active member during the past month, followed by Deutsche Bank.
NASDAQ OMX Nordic’s share of order-book trading in our listed stocks⁴ increased to 67.5%, compared to 65.6% previous month.
NASDAQ OMX Nordic’s share of order-book trading in Norwegian listed shares⁵ decreased to 6.4 % compared to 9.9 % the previous month.
The average order book depth on the best price level was larger at NASDAQ OMX Nordic than the second most liquid trading venue, see detailed figures per exchange:

              * For OMXC20 companies 2.9 larger
              * For OMXH25 companies 2.5 larger
              * For OMXS30 companies 2.1 larger

NASDAQ OMX Nordic’s average time at EBBO⁶ (European Best Bid and Offer) was:

               * For OMXC20 companies 91.2 %
               * For OMXH25 companies 83.2 %
               * For OMXS30 companies 93.0 %

For more information, please read the monthly statistics report published at:

NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen, Helsinki, Iceland and Stockholm
NASDAQ OMX Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius
ETF trading figure encompasses NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
Source: Thomson Reuters and NASDAQ OMX. Included are all European marketplaces that offer trading in NASDAQ OMX Nordic listed shares.
NASDAQ OMX offers trading in all of the Oslo Bors listed shares.
EBBO (European Best Bid and Offer) refers to the current best price available for selling or buying a trading instrument such as a stock.