Annual Trading Statistics 2018

Stockholm, January 2, 2019 – Nasdaq Nordic today publishes annual trade statistics for the Nordic¹ and Baltic² markets. Below follows a summary of the trade statistics for the full year 2018:

• The share trading decreased by 0.7 % to a daily average of 3.101bn EUR, compared to 3.122bn EUR in 2017.
• The average number of trades per business day increased by 13.4 % to 597,991 as compared to 527,122 in 2017.
• Derivatives trading increased by 4.2 % to a daily average of 442,058 contracts, compared with 424,307 contracts in 2017.
• ETF trading³ (Exchange Traded Funds) increased by 26.7 % to a daily average of 36.6m EUR compared to 28.8m EUR in 2017.
• 86⁴ companies listed at Nasdaq Nordic and Baltics markets during 2018 (35⁴ at Nasdaq Nordic main market and 51 at First North) compared to 118⁴ in 2017.
• Novo Nordisk A/S was the most traded stock during 2018, followed by Nordea Bank Abp.
• Morgan Stanley was the most active member during 2018, followed by Deutsche Bank.
• Nasdaq Nordic’s share of order-book trading in our listed stocks decreased to 67.0 %, compared to 67.5 % in 2017⁵.
• Nasdaq Nordic’s average time at EBBO⁶ (European Best Bid and Offer) during 2018 was:

• For OMXC20 companies 93.8 %
• For OMXH25 companies 91.4 %
• For OMXS30 companies 93.8 %

¹⁾ Nasdaq Copenhagen, Helsinki, Iceland and Stockholm
²⁾ Nasdaq Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius
³⁾ ETF trading figure encompasses Nasdaq Stockholm and Nasdaq Helsinki.
⁴⁾ Includes 13 switches from First North 2018 and 10 switches in 2017.
⁵⁾ Source: Thomson Reuters. Included are main European marketplaces that offer  trading in Nasdaq Nordic listed shares.
⁶⁾ EBBO (European Best Bid and Offer) refers to the current best price available for selling or buying a trading instrument such as a stock.

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