Nasdaq’s US, European Volumes Incur Decline in February

[kreslik.news]

Nasdaq (Nasaq:NDAQ), the second-largest exchange in the world by market capitalization, has released its monthly composite of trading volumes and metrics for the month ending February 2017 – the latest figures represent a retreat across the board for multiple segments, per a recent Nasdaq statement.

In February 2017, Nasdaq pared all of last month’s volumes gains across its equity derivatives business. In the absence of any major market drivers, outside of speculative Federal Reserve action, volumes in this segment were lower as volatility was not a paramount factor during the month.

This was indicated by a figure of 120.0 million contracts, falling ... (read more)