Transactions on the derivatives market in July increased compared to June with average trading volume up by 18.59 percent to about 212,623 contracts per session, according to statistics from the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX).
In April, the transactions carried out by individual domestic investors accounted for a large proportion and stayed at the same level as the previous months, at 85.94 percent of the total derivatives trading volume. (Photo: tinnhanhchungkhoan.vn)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Transactions on the derivatives market in July increasedcompared to June with average trading volume up by 18.59 percent to about212,623 contracts per session, according to statistics from the Hanoi StockExchange (HNX).
The session on July 29 had the highest trading volume during the month – alsothe highest level since the inception of the derivatives market – reachingnearly 356,033 contracts.
The open interest (OI) – the total number of open or outstanding options andfutures contracts – surged by 40.43 percent from the previous month. By the endof July 31, the OI volume of the market reached 38,001 contracts.
The number of derivatives trading accounts continued to increase. At the end ofJuly, the figure reached 132,274 accounts, up 4.86 percent over the previousmonth.
In April, transactions carried out by individual domestic investors accountedfor a large proportion and stayed at the same level as previous months, at85.94 percent of total derivatives trading volume.
The proportion of transactions carried out by domestic institutional investors,excluding self-trading, also stayed almost flat, reaching 13.47 percent.
As for self-trading, the trading value of this group slumped compared to June,reaching only 0.66 percent.
Transactions by foreign investors in July decreased according to the generaltrend of the stock market, accounting for 0.59 percent of the total tradingvolume of the whole market.
The trading volume of derivatives rose in July, in contrast to the sluggishnessof the underlying market.
When the underlying market falls, investors theoretically seek opportunities tomake a profit on the derivatives market, because it allows them to earn profitseven as the underlying market declines.
The liquidity of the derivatives market often soars when the underlying marketfluctuates. Thus, the derivatives market is an effective solution to retaininvestors, helping avoid a situation in which they withdraw from the stockmarket and cause collapses./.
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In April, the transactions carried out by individual domestic investors accounted for a large proportion and stayed at the same level as the previous months, at 85.94 percent of the total derivatives trading volume. (Photo: tinnhanhchungkhoan.vn) 
