Statistics From Nasdaq Nordic Exchange - Nordic And Baltic Markets - May 2015

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic¹ and Baltic² markets. Below follows a summary of the statistics for May 2015:

• The share trading increased by 22.7% to a daily average of 3.251bn EUR, compared to 2.649bn EUR in May 2014. Compared to the previous month, April 2015, the daily average decreased by 16.7 %.
• Derivatives trading increased by 29.8 % to a daily average of 493,804 contracts, compared with 380,509 contracts in May 2014.
• ETF trading³ (Exchange Traded Funds) decreased by 12.4% to a daily average of 49.4m EUR compared to 56.4m EUR in May 2014.
• Novo Nordisk was the most traded stock during the past month, followed by Nokia Oyj.
• Deutsche Bank was the most active member during the past month, followed by Morgan Stanley.
• Nasdaq Nordic’s share of order-book trading in our listed stocks decreased to 66.7%, compared to 68.0% previous month⁴.
• The average order book depth on the best price level was larger at Nasdaq Nordic  than the second most liquid trading venue, see detailed figures per exchange:

               - For OMXC20 companies 2.4 larger
               - For OMXH25 companies 2.1 larger
               - For OMXS30 companies 2.0 larger

• Nasdaq Nordic’s average time at EBBO⁵ (European Best Bid and Offer) was:

               - For OMXC20 companies 94.2%
               - For OMXH25 companies 91.7%
               - For OMXS30 companies 94.7%

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 the 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.

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Statistics_ May_2015_summary.pdf