Japan embraces e-trading

Perhaps unsurprisingly, given the Japanese reputation for electronic gadgetry, Japanese institutional equity investors are embracing electronic trading in a big way, according to a survey by Greenwich Associates.

Electronic and portfolio trades account for almost 40% of the equity trading volume in Japan but this is expected to rise to 55% over the next three years, a significant milestone.

Direct market access trading has been the biggest driver of growth over the past year, expanding from 3% of total equity transaction volume for all institutions in 2006 to 8% in 2007. DMA’s share of total volume doubled from 5% to 10% for large institutions.

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