The Spanish Stock Exchange channeled 405,744 million euros in equity operations during the first ten months of 2026, which implies an increase of 30.1% compared with the same period of the previous year, according to the monthly report on the markets managed by Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME), released this Tuesday.
In October, trading volume in shares rose to 37,867 million euros, 7.8% higher than that recorded in the same month last year and 6.1% above September's figure.
Regarding the number of equity operations, BME details that 32.04 million trades were carried out between January and October 2026, 17.8% more than in the same period of the previous year. In October alone, 3.16 million operations were counted, which represents a year-on-year increase of 13.6% and a rise of 10% compared with the previous month.
In the fixed-income segment, activity in the secondary market reached 147,331 million euros between January and October, which represents a rise of 29.6% compared with the first ten months of 2025. In October, volume fell to 8,127 million euros, 55.1% less than a year earlier and 66.4% below September's figure.
The number of fixed-income operations was 16,072 in the year-to-date total, 0.3% higher than in 2025. In October, 1,070 transactions were carried out, which implies a decline of 50.3% compared with the same month of the previous year and a drop of 49.6% compared with September.
In the primary fixed-income market, admitted volume totaled 359,543 million euros in the first ten months of the year, 4.8% more in year-on-year terms. In October, new issues reached 34,902 million euros, 30.3% above the figure from a year ago, although 21.5% lower than in September.
In the field of derivatives, trading in futures contracts on the Ibex 35 fell by 21.3% in year-on-year terms so far this year, although it rebounded by 13.6% compared with the month of September. For their part, futures on the Mini Ibex 35 grew by 23.3% up to October compared with the same period of the previous year and advanced by 14.9% compared with the previous month.
In addition, the hiring of options on the Ibex 35 accumulates an increase of 58.2% year-on-year in the first ten months of the year, although it experienced a decline of 81.9% compared with September. By contrast, options on shares recorded a drop of 15.3% in the cumulative total through October compared with the same period of 2025, but rebounded 7.8% from the previous month.