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CLS FX trading activity | February 2021
Reports
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1.94 USD trillion
Total daily traded volume submitted to CLS
up 0.9% compared to January 2021
Keith Tippell
Global Head of Product
"In February, we saw average daily traded volumes of USD1.94 trillion, up 0.9% compared to January 2021. There was also an increase in FX spot volumes of 3% and a minor decrease in FX swap volumes of 1%, while FX forward volumes increased noticeably by 20%. In particular, we saw significant increases for USD/JPY and USD/CHF of 14% and 15%, respectively, compared to January 2021.“
Compared to February 2020, FX spot volumes decreased by 5% while FX forward volumes and FX swap volumes rose significantly by 31% and 11%, respectively.
| Average daily traded volume submitted to CLS by product (USD trillion)* |
February 2020 | January 2021 | February 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 0.087 | 0.095 | 0.114 |
| Swap | 1.224 | 1.368 | 1.353 |
| Spot | 0.500 | 0.461 | 0.475 |
| Total average daily traded volume submitted to CLS (USD trillion) | 1.811 | 1.924 | 1.942 |
* Due to rounding, numbers presented throughout the document may not add up precisely to the totals provided and percentages may not precisely reflect the exact figures.