Cboe FX volume grows in healthy double digits YoY, but lower MoM
The FX trading venue of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE | NASDAQ: CBOE) has reported trading volumes for October 2021, which took a step back compared to a somewhat stronger performance in the previous month.
Cboe’s institutional spot FX platform saw its average daily trading volumes amounting to $34.1 billion in October 2021, down 0.4 percent month-over-month from $34.3 billion in September 2021.
On a year-over-year basis, the ADV numbers released by Cboe FX, formerly Hotspot, illustrated a strong growth, rising by 10 percent when weighed against $30.9 billion a year earlier.
Looking at its total volumes, Cboe FX inked a figure of $717 billion, down 5 percent on a month-over-month basis from $754 billion in September 2021. This figure was even higher by 5.4 percent year-over-year when weighed against $680 billion in October 2020.
Cboe FX turnover crossed the $1 trillion milestone in 2020 amid coronavirus-driven volatility that has shaken awake previously slumbering FX markets. However, activity at major institutional ECNs has been consolidating this year as intense chaos triggered by Covid-19 lost some steam.
The venue also hit its yearly peak for 2021 in March at $880 billion. Since then, demand for Cboe’s versatile products has been muted as concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic and uncertainty surrounding the FED’s policy drove many investors onto the sidelines.
Cboe’s foreign exchange franchise saw its market share at a new all-time high of 17.0 percent in the Q3 2021 compared to 15.9 percent in last year’s third quarter.
Despite a challenging cost environment, Cboe’s Global FX posted $14.3 million in net revenue during the third quarter, up 8 percent over a yearly basis. Average daily turnover traded on the Cboe FX platform was $32.4 billion for the quarter, up 7 percent from last year’s third quarter while net capture per one million dollars traded was $2.77.
Cboe FX Markets teamed up in October with the London-based market maker to launch a hosted algorithmic execution service. The connection between XTX Markets and Cboe comes as algo trading as an execution strategy gains popularity with FX traders.
XTX Markets’ Execution Algo will enable Cboe FX users to benefit from its implementation shortfall execution algorithm, which aims to reduce slippage to arrival price. The institutional FX venue has also secured exclusive rights over use of the XTX Algo in the anonymous ECN space.
