The historical top three list of number of trades at the Nordic Exchange now
consists of three trading days from August this year. Trading on August 17
resulted in the third highest turnover figure ever.
Following a strong July on the Nordic Exchange, new records have been set for
the number of trades in August. Trades were particularly high on August 9, 10
and 17. Trading on August 17 also resulted in the third highest turnover figure
ever for the Nordic Exchange.
“It is not only volatility but algorithmic trading is also an important
contributor to the high number of trades on the Nordic Exchange,” says Jukka
Ruuska, President of Nordic Marketplaces at OMX. “Retail investors are
increasing their activities in times like these as well.”
So far in August 2007, the average number of trades per business day is up 144
percent, compared to the average for August 2006.
Trading on August 17 on the Nordic Exchange Stockholm resulted in the highest
number of trades ever, summing to 183,139 trades.
Top ten lists - OMX Nordic Exchange
Number of trades Turnover in EUR
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| Date | Number of trades | | Date | Turnover EUR |
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| 2007-08-09 | 371,219 | | 2007-05-03 | 9,706 |
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| 2007-08-10 | 345,541 | | 2007-07-25 | 9,102 |
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| 2007-08-17 | 341,977 | | 2007-08-17 | 9,080 |
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| 2007-02-28 | 341,762 | | 2007-04-26 | 9,040 |
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| 2007-02-27 | 299,285 | | 2007-08-09 | 8,894 |
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| 2007-03-01 | 295,780 | | 2007-02-28 | 8,623 |
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| 2007-08-16 | 291,017 | | 2007-03-01 | 8,452 |
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| 2007-06-08 | 263,221 | | 2007-01-25 | 8,395 |
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| 2006-05-18 | 248,703 | | 2007-08-10 | 8,388 |
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| 2007-06-07 | 247,916 | | 2007-02-27 | 8,022 |
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