Total volume traded at the Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corporation (PDEx) for 2010 amounted to P5.4 trillion year-to-date (YTD), more than double its previous YTD's level of P2.6 trillion. This is composed of treasury bills, fixed income notes, retail treasury bonds, zero coupon bonds and special purpose treasury bonds.
On March 16, 2010, PDEx trading volume reached an all time high of P53.8 billion (daily average) in its five-year history.
However, government securities accounted for 99.2 percent of all fixed income instruments in the FIE. It is composed of treasury bills (8.9%), fixed income notes (78.8%), retail treasury bonds (11.5%), zero coupon13 bonds and special purpose treasury bonds.14 Meanwhile, corporate bonds made up the remaining 0.8 percent.
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13 Negligible share
14 Negligible share