Without knowing in how far temperatures and trading volumes are negatively correlated, Eurex notes that, while the month of July was dominated by extreme heat in large parts of Europe, trading activity was rather modest. 

Reflecting on July, European Fixed Income markets were left largely treading water with low levels of realized volatility across the core benchmark products. Implied volatility was sold lower as the underlying markets failed to break out in either direction. 

When it comes to blockchain technology and digital currencies countries like Japan and Singapore are at the forefront. Roland Schwinn, our regional head of Asia, talks about growth, times zones and new technologies that keep our Asia team busy.

In July, our Mini-DAX® Futures performed impressively: with 676,223 cleared contracts, the number was up 56 percent from 432,370 in July 2017.