3. Size of the Market Main foreign exchange market turnover, 1988 - 2007, measured in billions of USD.
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5. Most traded currencies Currency distribution of reported FX market turnover Rank Currency code (Symbol) % daily share (April 2007) 1 United States dollar USD ($) 86.3% 2 Euro EUR (€) 37.0% 3 Japanese yen JPY (¥) 16.5% 4 Pound sterling GBP (£) 15.0% 5 Swiss franc CHF (Fr) 6.8% 6 Australian dollar AUD ($) 6.7% 7 Canadian dollar CAD ($) 4.2% 8-9 Swedish krona SEK (kr) 2.8% 8-9 Hong Kong dollar HKD ($) 2.8% 10 Norwegian krone NOK (kr) 2.2% 11 New Zealand dollar NZD ($) 1.9% 12 Mexican peso MXN ($) 1.3% Other 16.8% Total 200%
6. Top 10 currency traders % of overall volume, May 2008 Rank Name Volume 1 Deutsche Bank 21.70% 2 UBS AG 15.80% 3 Barclays Capital 9.12% 4 Citi 7.49% 5 Royal Bank of Scotland 7.30% 6 JPMorgan 4.19% 7 HSBC 4.10%