In August 2008, the trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 1,930,571, decreasing 62.0% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and increasing 16.7% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily volume was 91,932. The trading volume of Options on Three-month Euroyen futures was 96,411, decreasing 87.0% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and increasing 225.0% in comparison to that of the prior month. The trading volumes for the put options and call options are 78,699 and 17,712, respectively, and the average daily volume was 4,591.
The total trading volume of Exchange Forex Margin contracts (Click 365) was 3,614,653, decreasing 11.1% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and decreasing 10.9% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily trading volume was 172,126. The composition of the trading volume was as follows.
USD/JPY 1,086,059, EUR/JPY 431,209, GBP/JPY 573,383, AUD/JPY 809,388, CHF/JPY 55,089, CAD/JPY 87,064, NZD/JPY 572,461
The trading volume of the exchange total was 5,641,635, decreasing 43.0% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and decreasing 1.7% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily trading volume was 268,649.
