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CLS FX trading activity | October 2021
Reports
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1.86 USD trillion
Total daily traded volume submitted to CLS
up 9% from October 2020
Keith Tippell
Global Head of Product
“In October 2021, we saw average daily traded volumes of USD1.86 trillion, an increase of 9% compared to October 2020. Over the same period, changes varied by instrument: FX spot and FX swap volumes were up 13% and 10%, respectively, while FX forward volumes decreased 13%."
| Average daily traded volume submitted to CLS by product (USD trillion)* |
October 2020 | September 2021 | October 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 0.117 | 0.114 | 0.102 |
| Swap | 1.203 | 1.283 | 1.319 |
| Spot | 0.392 | 0.436 | 0.445 |
| Total average daily traded volume submitted to CLS (USD trillion) | 1.712 | 1.833 | 1.866 |
* 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.