SIX Swiss Exchange July 2016 Statistical Monthly Report

July 2016 saw a total of 3'491'374 trades with a turnover of CHF 91.1 billion. This corresponds to a decline of 20.1%versus the previous month which recorded a significant increase in trading activity following the Brexit referendum. Turnover was down by 22.9%. The equities including funds + ETPs segment registered 3'332'735 trades, with turnover down to CHF 67.4 billion. Meanwhile, trading turnover in ETFs increased, climbing to CHF 10.2 billion. However, this increase was not reflected in the number of transactions, which fell to 78'006. Structured products and warrants turned in a steady performance with turnover of CHF 1.3 billion. However, the number of trades was down to 50'028 CHF bond trades decreased to 28'503, with turnover falling to CHF 10.1 billion.

A total of 28'906'633 transactions have been conducted on SIX Swiss Exchange andSIX Structured Products Exchange Ltd. since the start of 2016. This represents a decline (-5.2%) year-on-year, largely due to the record-high transaction volumes following the removal of the EUR/CHF floor in January 2015. The same trend is reflected in trading turnover, which has fallen by 9.2% to CHF 778.3 billion since the start of 2016.

More detailed figures are available in the statistical monthly report[PDF]. 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. Furthermore, SIX Swiss Exchange's website provides daily figures for volume and turnover.