IRD and CDS Weekly Analysis: week ending September 12, 2014

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Interest Rates Derivatives

  • Overall rates trading was up 25% from the previous week
  • 22% more volume was cleared, and 11% more was executed On SEF than in the previous week
  • 76% of total notional was cleared this week, vs. 78% last week
  • 49% of total notional was executed On SEF this week vs. 55% last week

 Credit Default Swaps

  • Overall CDS notional amounts increased 31% from the previous week
  • Notional cleared was up 21%, and 23% more was executed On SEF than in the previous week
  • 71% of total notional was cleared this week, up from 77% last week
  • 63% of total notional was executed On SEF this week, up from from 67% last week