The $4 Trillion Question: What Explains FX Growth Since the 2007 Survey?

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Michael R. King

Gustavson School Of Business

Dagfinn Rime

BI Norwegian Business School

Date Written: December 1, 2010

Abstract

Daily average foreign exchange market turnover reached $4 trillion in April 2010, 20% higher than in 2007. Growth owed largely to the increased trading activity of “other financial institutions”, which contributed 85% of the higher turnover. Within this customer category, the growth is driven by high-frequency traders, banks trading as clients of the biggest dealers, and online trading by retail investors. Electronic trading has been instrumental to this increase, particularly algorithmic trading.

JEL Classification: F31, G12, G15, C42, C82

Suggested Citation

King, Michael Robert and Rime, Dagfinn, The $4 Trillion Question: What Explains FX Growth Since the 2007 Survey? (December 1, 2010). BIS Quarterly Review, December 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1727410

Michael Robert King (Contact Author)

Gustavson School Of Business ( email )

University of Victoria
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Dagfinn Rime

BI Norwegian Business School ( email )

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Oslo, 0442
Norway
+47-46410507 (Phone)

HOME PAGE: http://home.bi.no/dagfinn.rime/

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