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Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity
FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTRACTS(1)
Turnover in nominal or notional principal amounts in April 1998
(in millions of USD)
Instruments Domestic currency against
USD DEM JPY GBP FRF CHF CAD AUD XEU(2) OMS(3) OTH TOT
SPOT(4)
with reporting dealers 17,536 - - - - - - - - - - 17,536
- local 17,536 - - - - - - - - - - 17,536
- cross-border - - - - - - - - - - - -
with other financial institutions 620 - - - - - - - - - - 620
- local 620 - - - - - - - - - - 620
- cross-border - - - - - - - - - - - -
with non-financial customers 17,431 326 1,129 96 98 42 66 67 - 56 552 19,863
- local 17,431 326 1,129 96 98 42 66 67 - 56 552 19,863
- cross-border - - - - - - - - - - - -
TOTAL 35,587 326 1,129 96 98 42 66 67 - 56 552 38,019
OUTRIGHT FORWARDS
with reporting dealers 4,793 3 1 - 2 - - - - - - 4,799
- local 2,207 3 1 - 2 - - - - - - 2,213
- cross-border 2,586 - - - - - - - - - - 2,586
with other financial institutions 23 - - - - - - - - - - 23
- local - - - - - - - - - - - -
- cross-border 23 - - - - - - - - - - 23
with non-financial customers 1,900 23 137 - - 3 - - - 7 1 2,071
- local 1,487 23 137 - - 3 - - - 7 1 1,658
- cross-border 413 - - - - - - - - - - 413
TOTAL 6,716 26 138 - 2 3 - - - 7 1 6,893
Maturities
seven days or less 383 1 10 - - - - - - - - 394
over seven days and up to one year 6,288 23 128 - 2 3 - - - 7 1 6,452
over one year 45 2 - - - - - - - - - 47
FOREIGN EXCHANGE SWAPS(5)
with reporting dealers 1,695 - - - - - - - - - - 1,695
- local 1,695 - - - - - - - - - - 1,695
- cross-border - - - - - - - - - - - -
with other financial institutions - - - - - - - - - - - -
- local - - - - - - - - - - - -
- cross-border - - - - - - - - - - - -
with non-financial customers 160 4 65 - - - - - - - 1 230
- local 160 4 65 - - - - - - - 1 230
- cross-border - - - - - - - - - - - -
TOTAL 1,855 4 65 - - - - - - - 1 1,925
Maturities
seven days or less 730 - 4 - - - - - - - - 734
over seven days and up to one year 1,125 4 61 - - - - - - - 1 1,191
over one year - - - - - - - - - - - -
(1) All transactions involving exposure to more than one currency, whether in interest rates or exchange rates. (2) The ECU. (3) ATS, BEF, DKK, ESP, FIM,GRD, IEP, ITL, LUF, NLG, PTE and SEK. (4) Excluding "tomorrow/next day" transactions. (5) A swap is considered to be a single transaction in that the two legs are not counted separately. Including "tomorrow/next day" transactions.
 
Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity
FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTRACTS(1)
Turnover in nominal or notional principal amounts in April 1998
(in millions of USD)

Instruments

USD against

DEM

JPY

GBP

FRF

CHF

CAD

AUD

XEU(2)

OMS(3)

OTH

TOT

SPOT(4)

with reporting dealers

6,015

17,449

3,140

139

1,660

196

442

8

254

1,178

30,482

- local

626

1,801

278

33

104

71

92

-

37

382

3,424

- cross-border

5,389

15,649

2,862