Euronext Announces Volumes for September 2016

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Amsterdam, Brussels, Lisbon, London and Paris – 5 October 2016 – Euronext, the leading pan-European exchange in the Eurozone, today announced trading volumes for September 2016.

  • The September 2016 average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book stood at €6,363 million (-21.2% compared to September 2015 and +31.4% compared to August 2016). Activity on ETFs followed the same trend with an average daily transaction value of €437 million, down by -28.8% compared to September 2015. However, our ETF offering continued its expansion with 4 new listings this month. In total, 791 ETFs are listed on Euronext at the end of September 2016 which represents a net increase of 101 ETFs compared to end of September 2015.
  • The average daily volume on equity index derivatives was down at 210,074 contracts in September 2016 (-15.0% compared to September 2015 and +32% compared to August 2016), and the average daily volume on individual equity derivatives decreased to 194,196 contracts (-16.7% compared to September 2015 and +18% compared to August 2016).
  • In September 2016, the average daily volume on commodities derivatives decreased by -36.7% compared to September 2015, with an average daily volume of 37,128 contracts. A very poor‎ 2016 grain harvest in France is affecting all grains trade sectors.
  • On a year-to-date basis, the overall average daily volume on Euronext derivatives stands at 490,474 contracts (-10.7% compared to end of September 2015) and the open interest remained almost flat at 14,896,542 contracts (+0.4% compared to end of September 2015).
  • In September 2016, Euronext had three new listings, including Takeaway.com on Euronext Amsterdam as well as two SMEs that altogether raised €331 million. In addition, €9.7 billion were raised on Euronext in corporate bonds and €1.6 billion of follow-on equity, making a total of €11.6bn raised by corporates on Euronext markets over the month. This compares to €6.5bn in September 2015.

European Cash Market Monthly Activity September 2016
 

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Euronext is the leading European capital market infrastructure, covering the entire capital markets value chain, from listing, trading, clearing, settlement and custody, to solutions for issuers and investors. Euronext runs MTS, one of Europe’s leading electronic fixed income trading markets, and Nord Pool, the European power market. Euronext also provides clearing and settlement services through Euronext Clearing and its Euronext Securities CSDs in Denmark, Italy, Norway and Portugal.
As of September 2025, Euronext’s regulated exchanges in Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Portugal host over 1,700 listed issuers with €6.5 trillion in market capitalisation, a strong blue-chip franchise and the largest global centre for debt and fund listings. With a diverse domestic and international client base, Euronext handles 25% of European lit equity trading. Its products include equities, FX, ETFs, bonds, derivatives, commodities and indices.
In November 2025, Euronext successfully acquired a majority stake in the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX), further expanding its footprint and strengthening its pan-European market infrastructure.

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