The average daily turnover of foreign exchange (forex) transactions and derivatives traded in France grew steadily greatly between 2001 and 2013, before gradually declining in the following years. From a peak of 189.9 billion U.S. dollars in 2013, by 2019 this had fallen to 167.1 billion U.S. dollars. The most commonly traded was foreign exchange rate swaps, which are agreements to swap the principal and interest payments made on one currency for the principal and interest payments on a loan of equal value in another currency. In 2019, swaps accounted for around 70 percent of the total daily forex turnover in France.
Average daily turnover of foreign exchange transactions and derivatives in France from 2001 to 2019, by instrument
(in million U.S. dollars)
Over the counter (OTC) refers to foreign exchange transactions that occur outside regulated exchanges (such as the New Yok Stock Exchange or London Stock Exchange).
Spot transaction: the exchange of two currencies within two days without a signed contract;
Forward: an agreement for the purchase and sale of currency at a fixed price at a point in the future (generally after 90 days);
Swap: the simultaneous lending and borrowing of two different currencies between two investors (i.e. one investor borrows an amount in one currency, then repays in a different currency);
Option: an agreement to exchange one currency for another at an agreed rate at some time on the future, but with no obligation to carry out the transaction (unlike with forwards).
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Bank for International Settlements. (December 8, 2019). Average daily turnover of foreign exchange transactions and derivatives in France from 2001 to 2019, by instrument (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234497/average-daily-turnover-otc-forex-derivatives-instrument-france/
Bank for International Settlements. "Average daily turnover of foreign exchange transactions and derivatives in France from 2001 to 2019, by instrument (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234497/average-daily-turnover-otc-forex-derivatives-instrument-france/
Bank for International Settlements. (2019). Average daily turnover of foreign exchange transactions and derivatives in France from 2001 to 2019, by instrument (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234497/average-daily-turnover-otc-forex-derivatives-instrument-france/
Bank for International Settlements. "Average Daily Turnover of Foreign Exchange Transactions and Derivatives in France from 2001 to 2019, by Instrument (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234497/average-daily-turnover-otc-forex-derivatives-instrument-france/
Bank for International Settlements, Average daily turnover of foreign exchange transactions and derivatives in France from 2001 to 2019, by instrument (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234497/average-daily-turnover-otc-forex-derivatives-instrument-france/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Average daily turnover of foreign exchange transactions and derivatives in France from 2001 to 2019, by instrument (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bank for International Settlements, December 8, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234497/average-daily-turnover-otc-forex-derivatives-instrument-france/