September 2021 was a strong month compared to August in term business (+11%). The increase of term business in the Repo segment was driven by 43% higher term volumes in GC Repo, according to a market briefing by Frank Gast, managing director at Eurex Repo. There was also a +10% increase in trading volumes, however Eurex Repo does not publish trading figures.
“Another positive note to mention is the recovery of GC Pooling. We saw daily volumes increasing by 14% and term activities by 10%,” he added in an email update.
The positive trend in EU bonds repo trading also continues, with daily peaks in trading volumes of up to €400 million ($462.8mn). The share of EU bonds in traded volumes of Supranationals & Agencies at Eurex Repo increased to 20%.