Bursa Malaysia Derivatives saw an all-time high in trading volume for 2021, a record-high 18.4 million contracts were traded, in terms of total volume, surpassing the previous high of 18.2 million contracts registered in 2020.
The FCPO contract continued to be actively traded, recording a strong performance of 15.6 million contracts traded in the year 2021, breaking the previous record of 14.6 million, an increase of 6.8%. Greater interest in trading OCPO contracts by investors have resulted in a total volume of 95,205, an increase of 44% from 66,066 contracts registered the previous year.
The FKLI trading volume rose to 66,887 contracts on 27 May 2021, the highest daily trading volume recorded, while FCPO contracts had the highest monthly trading volume at 1.7 million in June 2021, indicating significant interest in both products. Aside from positive trading volume growth, Bursa Malaysia Derivatives constantly develops and improves product offerings to meet the demands of market participants for effective price risk management tools. This has resulted in the successful launch of key products in 2021, which include the new East Malaysia Crude Palm Oil Futures (FEPO) Contract, the revamped Crude Palm Kernel Oil Futures (FPKO) Contract, as well as the revamped 3-Year Malaysian Government Securities Futures Contract (FMG3) and 10-Year Malaysian Government Securities Futures Contract (FMGA).
Furthermore, the After-Hours (T+1) Trading Session that was introduced on 6 December 2021 has seen a total of 51,513 contracts traded during the T+1 session in December 2021, contributing 5% of the day and night average daily trading volume in the same period. “We are very encouraged by the strong support from market participants and industry players to our products and services, which has resulted in our robust performance for 2021,” said Samuel Ho, Chief Executive Officer of Bursa Malaysia Derivatives.
“With the availability of After-Hours Trading and upcoming products we plan to launch this year, we are confident that the Exchange will continue to improve the Malaysian derivatives market ecosystem and create a vibrant marketplace for investors to seek new opportunities and hedge their portfolio.”
