B3 (B3SA3) Posts Average Daily Equities Volume of R$ 61 Billion in October

In the cash market, average daily volume was R$ 58.1 billion, versus R$ 22.2 billion a year earlier. The options market totaled R$ 2.6 billion per day (R$ 768 million in October 2025), and the forward and futures equities market, R$ 350 million (R$ 185 million). Market turnover (the ratio of traded value to the companies' market value) reached 258.4%, versus 125.4% in October 2025. Average market capitalization was R$ 5.6 trillion, up 25.7%.

In derivatives, average daily volume was 16.2 million contracts, up 49.9% from October 2025 and up 40.8% from September. Real-denominated interest rate contracts totaled 10.2 million per day (up 87.6%). Index derivatives had 4.3 million (28.8%) and exchange rates, 1.1 million (29.7%). Crypto asset futures fell 68.4%, to 292 thousand contracts.

Average revenue per contract for derivatives was R$ 1.011, down 14.3% from October 2025 (R$ 1.180) and down 13.0% from September (R$ 1.162). The outstanding balance of OTC derivatives reached R$ 10 trillion, up 19.3% for the year, while new issuances totaled R$ 1.9 trillion.

In fixed income and credit, the outstanding balance was R$ 10.1 trillion, up 13.7%, and new issuances totaled R$ 2.1 trillion, down 8.6%. The depository ended the month with 6,039,171 individual investor CPFs, up 11.8% in one year. Accounts at the depository reached 6,920,959 (up 11.7%).