Turnover of OTC foreign exchange instruments
Daily averages in April 2019, in millions of US dollars
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 Total Spot transactions Outright forwards Foreign exchange swaps Currency swaps FX options
Total, "net-net" basis6,581,0241,978,785997,7703,197,917108,472298,042
By currency
US dollar5,810,8311,679,364881,5752,901,916101,878246,097
Euro2,126,345615,315255,6041,138,58326,01890,824
Yen1,107,574359,627145,252515,33424,05463,307
Pound (sterling)842,811239,760108,732443,29319,07431,952
Renminbi285,03396,89535,600136,8531,56414,121
Australian dollar446,294170,02752,825186,10612,07725,259
Canadian dollar331,775121,79742,963145,4547,16814,393
Swiss franc325,65985,63036,227192,7861,9639,052
Other currencies1,885,726589,152436,763735,51023,148101,078
By counterparty
With reporting dealers2,518,312589,132267,3141,497,25455,940108,670
Local819,746201,68184,776467,93420,69044,665
Cross-border1,698,565387,451182,5391,029,31935,25064,005
With other financial institutions3,592,1821,234,344614,3451,534,51946,597162,376
Local1,838,113708,697308,856710,26612,80097,493
Cross-border1,754,068525,647305,489824,25233,79764,883
Non-reporting banks1,609,980447,101125,464963,85021,52952,035
Institutional investors776,559308,342214,842212,1238,36032,892
Hedge funds and PTFs593,020261,175153,905122,88711,46343,590
Official sector88,72117,63621,13948,372640933
Other499,140195,29495,380174,1933,85030,422
Undistributed24,7604,7933,61413,0937552,504
With non-financial customers470,495155,309116,110166,1455,93526,996
Local244,63796,08452,21377,9402,65715,744
Cross-border225,85959,22563,89888,2063,27811,252
Of which: prime brokered1,488,252918,457251,424217,531395100,445
Of which: retail-driven200,92065,38513,54196,39419225,407
Of which: related party trades1,310,846...............
Of which: back-to-back trades..................
Of which: compression trades..................
By country
United Kingdom3,576,4091,143,755541,6291,645,69678,001167,328
United States1,370,119475,773246,079579,1556,55062,562
Singapore639,869153,86298,318335,7247,06344,890
Hong Kong SAR632,108111,70158,619417,16121,68622,934
Japan375,50597,61461,133195,2796,04915,421
Switzerland264,15252,92729,865160,7183620,607
France167,12322,86619,752117,8852,5134,083
Germany124,44818,9166,98295,7251,1571,668
Canada109,11718,07913,97769,1114,1543,794
Other countries1,020,753270,743103,954610,78216,51318,761