Are algo trading and internet based trading on the very big in size and how has the trend moved over the last few years?
Answer
Answer
These automated trading mechanisms have surely grown in the last few years and that is evident if you look at the month wise data captured in the table below. These are all in relative percentage terms of total volumes on the NSE. You need to read the data accordingly.
Month
NSE
ALGO
Non-ALGO
Direct Market Access
Co-location
Internet Based Trading
Mobile
Smart Order Routing
Apr-10
10.7
76.4
0.3
2.3
10.4
0.0
0.0
May-10
12.2
73.2
0.2
3.6
10.8
0.0
0.0
Jun-10
11.8
73.4
0.3
3.6
11.0
0.0
0.0
Jul-10
11.8
74.4
0.3
2.8
10.7
0.0
0.0
Aug-10
11.4
75.2
0.4
2.9
10.1
0.0
0.0
Sep-10
12.2
74.0
0.3
3.6
9.9
0.0
0.0
Oct-10
13.0
72.5
0.6
4.2
9.6
0.0
0.0
Nov-10
16.3
68.5
0.5
4.8
9.9
0.0
0.0
Dec-10
16.1
67.9
0.5
5.1
10.3
0.0
0.0
Jan-11
17.7
65.7
0.5
6.1
9.9
0.0
0.1
Feb-11
18.2
63.2
0.5
8.1
10.0
0.0
0.0
Mar-11
16.1
65.9
0.4
6.9
10.7
0.0
0.0
Apr-11
16.3
64.8
0.7
7.9
10.2
0.0
0.1
May-11
16.9
63.1
1.0
8.7
9.9
0.0
0.4
Jun-11
15.9
64.1
1.0
8.6
9.9
0.0
0.5
Jul-11
14.9
64.7
1.0
9.1
9.9
0.0
0.4
Aug-11
18.0
57.4
1.3
12.8
10.0
0.1
0.5
Sep-11
16.6
59.2
1.2
11.8
10.7
0.1
0.4
Oct-11
17.8
58.7
0.9
11.3
10.6
0.1
0.6
Nov-11
18.7
56.4
1.0
12.8
10.4
0.1
0.6
Dec-11
17.7
55.4
0.6
14.3
11.0
0.1
0.8
Jan-12
17.2
57.4
0.5
12.8
11.1
0.1
0.9
Feb-12
16.3
58.4
0.5
13.5
10.1
0.1
1.0
Mar-12
16.4
56.8
0.7
14.3
10.5
0.1
1.1
Apr-12
16.2
56.6
0.5
14.2
11.2
0.2
1.0
May-12
18.1
53.8
0.7
15.0
10.9
0.3
1.2
Jun-12
16.4
57.1
0.5
13.3
11.4
0.3
1.1
Jul-12
16.6
57.3
0.5
12.6
11.1
0.3
1.6
Aug-12
16.6
57.5
0.6
12.5
10.9
0.3
1.5
Sep-12
17.8
56.2
1.1
12.5
10.3
0.3
1.7
Oct-12
15.8
56.9
0.7
13.2
11.4
0.4
1.7
Nov-12
17.6
54.9
0.9
13.1
11.1
0.4
1.9
Dec-12
16.6
56.3
0.7
13.1
11.0
0.4
1.9
Jan-13
18.9
53.8
0.9
13.5
10.4
0.4
2.2
Feb-13
20.8
51.3
0.7
14.4
10.0
0.4
2.3
Mar-13
20.3
51.7
0.7
14.6
9.7
0.5
2.5
Apr-13
18.8
50.1
1.0
16.1
10.9
0.5
2.6
May-13
20.3
51.7
0.7
14.6
9.7
0.5
2.5
Jun-13
19.7
50.6
0.8
15.9
10.2
0.6
2.3
Jul-13
18.7
49.6
0.8
17.0
10.6
0.6
2.8
Aug-13
20.9
45.3
0.8
19.9
9.5
0.5
3.1
Sep-13
19.2
47.4
0.9
18.1
11.0
0.6
2.8
Oct-13
15.0
51.3
1.0
17.8
12.1
0.7
2.3
Nov-13
16.4
49.3
0.7
18.6
11.9
0.8
2.3
Dec-13
15.8
52.1
0.8
16.8
11.3
0.8
2.4
Jan-14
17.5
50.0
0.6
17.5
11.3
0.8
2.4
Feb-14
18.3
50.0
0.8
16.6
11.7
0.8
2.0
Mar-14
18.7
49.0
0.9
17.2
11.0
0.8
2.5
Apr-14
17.0
49.0
0.8
18.7
11.6
0.9
2.0
May-14
16.3
47.0
0.7
21.6
11.2
0.9
2.4
Jun-14
15.2
48.9
0.4
20.8
11.9
1.0
1.9
Jul-14
14.8
47.3
0.4
22.2
12.2
1.0
2.1
Aug-14
15.5
46.9
0.6
21.8
12.0
1.1
2.2
Sep-14
14.9
48.1
0.6
21.7
11.6
1.1
2.2
Oct-14
17.1
45.9
0.6
21.6
11.4
1.1
2.4
Nov-14
16.9
48.2
0.4
19.8
11.4
1.1
2.1
Dec-14
15.8
46.6
0.3
22.6
11.3
1.2
2.2
Jan-15
16.3
45.3
0.4
22.6
11.3
1.2
2.9
Feb-15
15.9
43.8
0.4
24.8
11.3
1.3
2.6
Mar-15
18.0
43.7
0.5
23.3
10.8
1.3
2.5
Apr-15
17.5
44.8
0.5
23.3
10.3
1.3
2.4
May-15
19.8
40.0
1.0
24.3
10.3
1.4
3.1
Jun-15
17.7
41.3
0.9
24.6
11.0
1.6
2.8
Jul-15
16.1
44.8
0.5
22.4
11.7
1.8
2.8
Aug-15
18.5
40.1
0.5
25.9
10.5
1.8
2.7
Sep-15
18.3
39.3
0.6
25.7
11.3
2.2
2.7
Oct-15
16.6
42.7
0.5
22.9
12.1
2.4
2.7
Nov-15
19.5
41.9
0.7
22.0
11.2
2.3
2.5
Dec-15
16.1
45.7
0.4
20.7
12.3
2.6
2.1
Jan-16
16.5
40.6
0.4
25.5
11.8
2.7
2.5
Feb-16
17.1
37.2
0.5
28.0
11.7
2.8
2.7
Mar-16
18.9
41.1
0.5
22.7
11.5
2.9
2.3
Apr-16
17.8
41.1
0.7
22.4
12.3
3.3
2.5
May-16
18.5
39.6
0.7
23.5
11.8
3.1
2.7
Jun-16
16.4
42.0
0.5
22.3
12.8
3.3
2.6
Jul-16
15.5
43.2
0.5
22.9
12.6
3.3
2.0
Aug-16
17.0
41.2
0.6
24.0
12.0
3.2
2.0
Sep-16
16.4
41.8
0.5
24.0
12.2
3.2
1.9
Oct-16
14.8
42.3
1.3
24.1
12.7
3.4
1.3
Nov-16
20.1
35.5
1.9
26.0
11.4
3.4
1.6
Dec-16
18.3
38.7
1.4
23.1
13.2
4.1
1.3
Jan-17
15.7
41.8
1.5
22.2
13.5
4.0
1.3
Feb-17
16.5
40.5
1.8
23.6
12.4
3.8
1.5
Mar-17
17.9
43.7
1.4
19.9
12.1
3.6
1.5
Apr-17
14.6
41.6
1.0
23.3
13.8
4.3
1.4
May-17
16.6
37.2
1.4
25.2
13.4
4.2
1.9
Jun-17
17.4
38.2
1.7
23.3
13.6
4.3
1.4
Jul-17
14.5
40.8
1.6
23.7
13.8
4.4
1.2
Aug-17
15.1
37.0
1.2
26.6
14.2
4.7
1.3
Sep-17
15.6
38.8
1.1
24.0
14.5
4.8
1.1
Oct-17
14.5
39.1
1.0
24.0
14.8
4.8
1.8
Nov-17
14.6
38.7
1.1
23.7
15.2
5.1
1.7
Dec-17
13.9
37.9
0.8
24.3
15.9
5.8
1.6
Jan-18
13.4
37.2
0.9
25.4
15.7
5.8
1.7
Feb-18
15.0
32.3
0.9
28.5
15.4
6.1
1.8
Mar-18
18.4
32.3
1.1
25.3
15.0
6.4
1.4
Apr-18
14.6
33.5
1.1
25.8
16.4
7.7
1.0
May-18
16.7
31.1
1.4
27.2
15.5
7.0
1.1
Jun-18
18.2
30.8
1.2
25.7
15.8
7.3
1.1
Jul-18
15.4
30.7
0.8
27.4
16.8
7.9
1.0
Aug-18
14.9
30.8
1.1
26.5
17.1
8.5
1.1
Sep-18
17.2
26.7
1.3
30.2
15.6
7.9
1.3
Oct-18
16.9
25.5
1.1
31.9
15.3
8.0
1.4
Nov-18
16.6
26.9
1.1
28.5
16.6
9.1
1.1
Dec-18
14.8
26.7
0.8
29.4
17.5
9.8
1.1
Three trends are clearly visible. Firstly, the share of non-algo trades has come down substantially and these are a mix of retail and institutional trades. Secondly, the internet and mobile trades have gone up substantially, especially in the non-institutional segment. Lastly, the share of co-location trading has seen the fastest growth, especially among the institutions and the prop desks.