Archive for forex volume

April 2011 Forex Volume Data - Trading Rises in London

I’m a few days late because the market has been keeping me super busy but here’s the latest FX Volume Data and Charts from the main central banks
London Link to Report
- Average daily reported UK foreign exchange turnover was $2,191 billion in April 2011, 23% higher than in October 2010, and 30% higher than [...]

BIS Explains FX Volume Growth

Back in September, the Bank of International Settlements announced that daily FX volume reached $4 trillion, a 20% growth from 2007. At the time, they said that the increase in turnover was due largely to the activity of “other financial institutions” which basically meant everyone except for banks dealing in FX and importers/exports (non-financial [...]

CNBC Interview on Surge in FX Volume

Here is a great interview featuring my colleague Boris Schlossberg talking about the surge in FX volume

Forex Trading Volume Officially Hits $4 Trillion

This morning the Bank of International Settlements released its Triennial FX survey which is basically the market’s benchmark for forex volume and turnover. To no one’s surprise, volume has surged over the past 3 years. Between April 2007 and April 2010, global foreign exchange market increased by 20 percent from $3.3 trillion to $4.0 [...]

Forex Trading Volume on the Rise!

Forex trading volume has finally recovered after the wave of deleveraging caused the market to contract back in April 2009. Earlier this week central banks from around the world released their semi-annual foreign exchange surveys and according to the reports, the average daily trading volume between April and October of 2009 increased significantly. [...]

FX Market is Slowing! Forex Trading Volume Shrinks

Unfortunately the forex market has not escape the impact of global deleveraging and the failure of Lehman Brothers in 2008. Central banks from around the world have released their semi-annual foreign exchange surveys and based upon all of the reports, forex trading volume decreased significantly between April 2008 and April 2009. Investors large [...]