Deutsche Boerse’s Xetra trading platform saw daily record for trades 28 February. The order book volume of floor trading rose by 16 percent.
In February €206.1 billion trades were turned over on Xetra and on the floor of Boerse Frankfurt, a rise of 58 percent year-on-year. Thereof €190.7 billion were traded on Xetra gaining 64 percent year-on-year and €15.5 billion on the floor. A plus of 16 percent compared to February last year. German equities accounted for €192.8 billion, foreign equities comprising €9.8 billion. More than 97 percent of the transaction volume with German equities was executed at Boerse Frankfurt. Almost 76.4 percent of foreign equities were traded on Xetra and on the floor.
The number of Xetra-trades reached an all-time-high on 28 February with 1.4 million transactions. In the entire month 12.9 million transactions were executed on Xetra, a rise of 54 percent year-on-year.