IRD and CDS Weekly Analysis: week ending January 22, 2016

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Interest Rates Derivatives

2015 year-to-date vs. 2014 year-to-date

  • Both overall interest rate notionals and trade counts decreased 2% and 11% respectively
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts were up 3% and 1% respectively
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts were down 3% and 1% respectively
  • 81% of total notional was cleared, vs. 77%
  • 58% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 59%

2015 current week vs. 2014 current week

  • Overall interest rate notionals remained flat, while trade counts decreased 11%
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts were up 7% and 5% respectively
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts increased 12% and 6% respectively
  • 80% of total notional was cleared vs. 74%
  • 58% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 52%

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Credit Default Swaps

2015 year-to-date vs. 2014 year-to-date

  • Both overall CDS notionals and trade counts were up 12% and 11% respectively
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts were up 12% and 10% respectively
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts increased 21% and 17% respectively
  • 82% of total notional was cleared, flat with last year
  • 77% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 71%

2015 current week vs. 2014 current week

  • Both overall CDS notionals and trade counts were up 37% and 46% respectively
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts were up 40% and 39% respectively
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts were up 56% and 57% respectively
  • 81% of total notional was cleared vs. 79%
  • 74% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 65%

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