Back

Amsterdam, Brussels, Lisbon, London and Paris – 4 October 2017 – Euronext, the leading pan-European exchange in the Eurozone, today announced trading volumes for September 2017.

Cash Trading
In September 2017, the average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book stood at €7,295 million, up +14.6% compared to September 2016 and up +20.7% from the previous month. 15 September was the most active day of the year with €16,912 million traded and the ninth most active day since 2009. The average daily transaction value on ETFs was €432 million, down -1.2% compared to September 2016 and up +20.9% from the previous month. Euronext’s ETF offering increased this month to 830 listings at the end of September compared to 790 end of 2016.

Derivatives trading
In September 2017, the overall average daily volume on derivatives reached 501,591 contracts, up +13.6% compared to September 2016 and down -0.4% compared to the previous month.  In details,

  • the average daily volume on equity index derivatives reached 202,297 contracts, down          -3.7% compared to September 2016 and down -7.2% from the previous month,
  • the average daily volume on individual equity derivatives reached 256,636 contracts in September 2017, up +32.2% compared to September 2016 and up +12.0% from the previous month,
  • the average daily volume on commodities derivatives reached 42,658 contracts, up +14.9% compared to September 2016 and down -24.8% from the previous month.

On a year-to-date basis, at end of September 2017, the overall average daily volume on Euronext derivatives stands at 548,484 contracts (+11.8% compared to end of September 2016) and the open interest was up at 16,893,353 contracts (+13.4% compared to end of September 2016).

FX spot trading
The average daily volume on the spot foreign exchange market  of FastMatch, of which Euronext owns 90% of the capital since August 2017, stood at $20,868 million, up +52.5% compared to September 2016 and up +28.4% from the previous month.

Listing
In September 2017, Euronext had two listings on Euronext Growth in Paris: Pharmasimple and M2i. In addition, €7.7 billion were raised on Euronext in corporate bonds of which €1.2 billion of green bonds issued by ENGIE, and €4.7 billion of follow-on equity, including ABN AMRO for €1.5 billion and Elis for €1.7 billion.

Please refer to appendix tables for more details.

Appendix Tables: Euronext Cash Markets Monthly Activity; Euronext Derivatives Monthly Activity; FastMatch Monthly Activity.

Press Release Footer

About Euronext 
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.

For the latest news and resources, please visit the Media Centre
Follow us on X (x.com/euronext) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/euronext).

Disclaimer
This press release is for information purposes only and is not a recommendation to engage in investment activities. This press release is provided “as is” without representation or warranty of any kind. While all reasonable care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the content, Euronext does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness. Euronext will not be held liable for any loss or damages of any nature ensuing from using, trusting or acting on information provided. No information set out or referred to in this publication may be regarded as creating any right or obligation. The creation of rights and obligations in respect of financial products that are traded on the exchanges operated by Euronext’s subsidiaries shall depend solely on the applicable rules of the market operator. All proprietary rights and interest in or connected with this publication shall vest in Euronext.

This press release speaks only as of this date. Euronext refers to Euronext N.V. and its affiliates. Information regarding trademarks and intellectual property rights of Euronext is located at www.euronext.com/terms-use.

© 2025, Euronext N.V. - All rights reserved.