ISDA has expanded its SwapsInfo derivatives database and website to include European credit default swaps (CDS) trading activity, creating a more comprehensive picture of derivatives trading in the EU, UK and US.

 

Check out the latest research papers Interest Rate Derivatives Trading Activity Reported in EU, UK and US Markets: Full Year 2024 and the Fourth Quarter of 2024 and Credit Derivatives Trading Activity Reported in EU, UK and US Markets.

 

The CFTC’s updated post-initial minimum block and cap sizes, effective October 7, 2024, have resulted in higher year-over-year disclosed traded notional for IRD and index credit derivatives. 

 

OIS and fixed-for-floating transactions are now grouped into three tenor-based buckets: up to and including one year, over one year up to and including five years, and over five years. This categorization provides a more detailed and transparent view of swaps trading activity across distinct tenor segments. 

 

Interest Rate Derivatives

2025 YTD vs. 2024 YTD

  • Total IRD traded notional and trade count increased by 50.4% and 24.0%, respectively
    • YTD 2025, 72.7% of OIS traded notional had tenors up to and including one year, 18.4% between one and five years, and 9.0% over five years
    • YTD 2025, 50.4% of fixed-for-floating IRS traded notional had tenors up to and including one year, 33.0% between one and five years, and 16.6% over five years
  • 86.6% of total traded notional was cleared vs. 80.1% last year
  • 54.0% of total traded notional was executed on SEFs vs. 56.9% last year

 

 

Credit Derivatives Reported under CFTC Regulations

2025 YTD vs. 2024 YTD

  • Total index credit derivatives traded notional and trade count increased by 66.1% and 9.9%, respectively
    • CDX HY traded notional and trade count increased by 21.6% and 12.8%, respectively
    • CDX IG traded notional and trade count increased by 67.2% and 6.7%, respectively
    • iTraxx Europe traded notional and trade count increased by 51.6% and 14.2%, respectively
  • 76.1% of total traded notional was cleared vs. 85.2% last year
  • 73.7% of total traded notional was executed on SEFs vs. 84.1% last year

 

2025 Current Week vs. 2024 Current Week

 

Credit Derivatives Reported under SEC Regulations

2025 YTD vs. 2024 YTD

  • Total security-based credit derivatives traded notional increased by 1.4%, while trade count decreased by 10.5%
    • Corporate single-name CDS traded notional and trade count decreased by 3.6% and 14.7%, respectively
    • Sovereign single-name CDS traded notional and trade count increased by 16.9% and 7.7%, respectively
  • 65.6% of total traded notional was cleared vs. 48.3% last year

 

2025 Current Week vs. 2024 Current Week