ISDA has launched a new monthly ISDA-Clarus RFR Adoption Indicator that is intended to track how much global trading activity (as measured by DV01) is conducted in cleared over-the-counter and exchange-traded interest rate derivatives that reference the identified risk-free rates (RFRs) in six major currencies. The latest July report is available here.

 

Interest Rate Derivatives

2020 YTD vs. 2019 YTD

  • Total IRD traded notional decreased by 5%, while trade count increased by 11%
    • Fixed-for-floating IRS traded notional decreased by 16%, while trade count increased by 6%
    • FRAs traded notional and trade count increased by 1% and 25%, respectively
    • OIS traded notional and trade count increased by 2% and 30%, respectively
  • 91% of total traded notional was cleared vs. 89% last year
  • 59% of total traded notional was executed On SEF vs. 58% last year

2020 Current Week vs. 2019 Current Week

  • Total IRD traded notional and trade count decreased by 34% and 21%, respectively
    • Fixed-for-floating IRS traded notional and trade count decreased by 35% and 25%, respectively
    • FRAs traded notional decreased by 12%, while trade count increased by 11%
    • OIS traded notional and trade count decreased by 57% and 36%, respectively
  • 91% of total traded notional was cleared vs. 89% last year
  • 68% of total traded notional executed On SEF vs. 61% last year

 

Interest Rate Derivatives: Benchmark Data

Week Ending August 21, 2020

  • SOFR traded notional totaled $15.4 billion, including $2.0 billion of basis swaps. Trade count totaled 87, including 24 basis swaps
  • SONIA traded notional totaled $220.6 billion, including $8.3 billion of basis swaps. Trade count totaled 333, including 23 basis swaps
  • SARON traded notional and trade count was $1.2 billion and 4, respectively
  • TONA traded notional and trade count was $1.5 billion and 7, respectively
  • €STR traded notional and trade count was $0.5 billion and 5, respectively

YTD Ending August 21, 2020

  • SOFR traded notional totaled $587.1 billion, including $272.3 billion of basis swaps. Trade count totaled 2,863, including 873 basis swaps
  • SONIA traded notional totaled $11.9 trillion, including $179.0 billion of basis swaps. Trade count totaled 16,319, including 1,059 basis swaps
  • SARON traded notional and trade count was $27.5 billion and 63, respectively
  • TONA traded notional totaled $180.9 billion, including $0.1 billion of basis swaps. Trade count totaled 470, including 3 basis swaps
  • €STR traded notional and trade count was $26.0 billion and 128, respectively

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Credit Derivatives 

2020 YTD vs. 2019 YTD

  • Total credit derivatives traded notional and trade count increased by 21% and 22%, respectively
    • CDX HY traded notional and trade count increased by 25% and 21%, respectively
    • CDX IG traded notional and trade count increased by 32% and 37%, respectively
    • iTraxx Europe traded notional and trade count increased by 20% and 13%, respectively
  • 83% of total traded notional was cleared vs. 80% last year
  • 79% of total traded notional was executed On SEF vs. 77% last year

2020 Current Week vs. 2019 Current Week

  • Total credit derivatives traded notional and trade count decreased by 48% and 37%, respectively
    • CDX HY traded notional and trade count decreased by 28% and 33%, respectively
    • CDX IG traded notional and trade count decreased by 56% and 43%, respectively
    • iTraxx Europe traded notional and trade count decreased by 49% and 47%, respectively
  • 79% of total traded notional was cleared vs. 81% last year
  • 76% of total traded notional was executed On SEF vs. 78% last year