Trading in foreign exchange (FX) markets averaged $5.1 trillion per day in April 2016, according to the 2016 Triennial Central Bank Survey of FX and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets. This is down from $5.4 trillion in April 2013. FX spot trading declined for the first time since 2001, even as activity in FX derivatives continued to increase. Trading in OTC interest rate derivatives averaged $2.7 trillion per day in April 2016, up from $2.3 trillion in April 2013.
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| D11.1 Foreign exchange turnover, April 2016 | PDF  |
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| D11.2 Foreign exchange turnover, by country, 1995-2016 | PDF |
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| D11.3 Foreign exchange turnover, by currency, 1995-2016 | PDF |
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| OTC interest rate derivatives turnover |
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| D12.1 OTC interest rate derivatives turnover, April 2016 | PDF |
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| D12.2 OTC interest rate derivatives turnover, by country, 1995-2016 | PDF |
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| D12.3 OTC interest rate derivatives turnover, by currency, 1995-2016 | PDF |
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