- USD$4 trillion a day in turnover
- Market has doubled in size in the last 6 years
- Simple spot deals make up 37% of the market
- The most traded currencies in order are the USD, EUR, JPY, GBP, AUD, CHF and CAD
- Emerging markets now account for 20% of all turnover
- Most trading occurs in the UK with almost a third of the market with the US, Europe and Asia equally sharing the remaining two-thirds
- Of the major pairings, EUR/USD is the most heavily traded making up almost 30% of all transactions. This is followed by USD/JPY, cable and AUD/USD.
One piece of data which is not included is the percentage of this market which is made up by retail trading. I believe this number is between 25%/30% but if anyone has more recent data then please let me know.
