Well they say the proof is in the pudding.
I think that my case for algo based systems decreasing long term volume is correct.
Year on year change in fixed income futures volume is:
Bobl - down 10.01%.
Bund - down 10.35%.
Shatz - down 6.97%.
2007 as a whole compared to 2006 will be on target to be down on fixed income futures for the first time ever.
This is in a market where eurex changed the bobl to a 1/2 tick.
The spring sell off in the 10 year causing large volatility.
The summer subprime and credit crunch hitting fixed income and causing huge volatility.
Their volumes are down on these set of events.
The only conclusion I can draw from this is a lot of people/bank /players are being squeezed out and as eurex is algo dominated the volumes will drop as less people play.
The shatz volume month on month is down 17 % alone.
Based on October volume so far they are trading 30% to 40%below their normal daily average volume.
In the long term as the volume plummets and this will work through all of their stock related contracts as well, algo based systems will have their exchange fees increased to cover the shortfall in exchange revenue.
Also due to algo based systems being largely successful in quieter/normal trading ranges they will find it harder to find the counterparty on the other side of the trade.
Wake up exchange the numbers dont lie.
Algo based systems decrease volume in the long run.
I REST MY CASE.
http://www.eurexchange.com/about/press/press_532_en.html
http://www.eurexchange.com/download/statistics/monthly/monthlystat_200709.xls
I think that my case for algo based systems decreasing long term volume is correct.
Year on year change in fixed income futures volume is:
Bobl - down 10.01%.
Bund - down 10.35%.
Shatz - down 6.97%.
2007 as a whole compared to 2006 will be on target to be down on fixed income futures for the first time ever.
This is in a market where eurex changed the bobl to a 1/2 tick.
The spring sell off in the 10 year causing large volatility.
The summer subprime and credit crunch hitting fixed income and causing huge volatility.
Their volumes are down on these set of events.
The only conclusion I can draw from this is a lot of people/bank /players are being squeezed out and as eurex is algo dominated the volumes will drop as less people play.
The shatz volume month on month is down 17 % alone.
Based on October volume so far they are trading 30% to 40%below their normal daily average volume.
In the long term as the volume plummets and this will work through all of their stock related contracts as well, algo based systems will have their exchange fees increased to cover the shortfall in exchange revenue.
Also due to algo based systems being largely successful in quieter/normal trading ranges they will find it harder to find the counterparty on the other side of the trade.
Wake up exchange the numbers dont lie.
Algo based systems decrease volume in the long run.
I REST MY CASE.
http://www.eurexchange.com/about/press/press_532_en.html
http://www.eurexchange.com/download/statistics/monthly/monthlystat_200709.xls