Scoach leads the European market in 2010 as well

Release date: Jan 11, 2011

Europe’s largest certificate exchange reports consolidated trading volume of EUR 48.3 billion/number of structured products hits record high

Boasting a turnover of EUR 48.3 billion on its Zurich and Frankfurt trading platforms in 2010, Scoach remains the highest-volume exchange for structured products in Europe.

The number of trades executed last year at Scoach in Frankfurt rose to 2.5 million – an increase of over 7 percent compared to 2009. The volume of trades for international investors grew by 50 percent and accounts for more than 12 percent of total transactions. According to the exchange statistics published by the German Derivatives Association, Scoach has developed above-average in the German market over the past three years.

In 2010, the Swiss market posted a 7 percent increase in turnover to CHF 39.7 billion (EUR 30.1 billion). Asset managers and institutional clients in particular are making greater use of regulated exchange trading, which led to a record increase in listings of over 41 percent.

At end-2010, the number of listed products in the German market was 31 percent higher at 512,000. Currently more than 3,000 securities are admitted for trading each day.

About Scoach
Scoach is a European trading platform for structered products operated by SIX Group and Deutsche Börse AG. With its extensive offering and two exchanges, in Frankfurt and Zurich, Scoach has established itself as Europe’s leading market for certificates and warrants.