The global derivatives exchange Eurex has unveiled their February figures which highlights a strong growth across European equity index derivatives, over-the-counter (OTC) clearing, and Eurex Repo’s GC Pooling which is currently leading the way.
The Deutsche Börse subsidiary shows notional outstanding and average daily cleared volumes in OTC clearing both with large rises in February and total traded derivatives contracts also on the rise.
At Eurex Repo, GC Pooling volume grew 86 percent from €60 billion in February 2019 to €111.6 billion in February 2020.
The number of traded contracts in European equity index derivatives at Eurex grew by 60 percent in February 2020 compared to the same month last year.
Volumes in OTC clearing have also continued to flourish. Notional outstanding volume was €18,110 billion in February 2020 which was up from 49 percent from €12,168 billion in February 2019 and average daily cleared volumes grew by 35 percent from €134 billion last year to €180 billion in February 2020.
