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Credit Derivatives Trading Activity Reported in EU, UK and US Markets: Third Quarter of 2025 and Year-to-September 30, 2025


Interest Rate Derivatives

2026 YTD vs. 2025 YTD

  • Total IRD traded notional and trade count decreased by 22.8% and 23.1%, respectively
    • YTD 2026, 73.3% of OIS traded notional had tenors up to and including one year, 17.9% between one and five years, and 8.8% over five years
    • YTD 2026, 43.4% of fixed-for-floating IRS traded notional had tenors up to and including one year, 34.5% between one and five years, and 22.0% over five years
  • 85.9% of total traded notional was cleared vs. 87.9% last year
  • 57.1% of total traded notional was executed on SEFs, flat compared with last year

 

 

Credit Derivatives Reported under CFTC Regulations

2026 YTD vs. 2025 YTD

  • Total index credit derivatives traded notional and trade count decreased by 10.2% and 29.0%, respectively
    • CDX HY traded notional and trade count decreased by 19.9% and 29.1%, respectively
    • CDX IG traded notional and trade count decreased by 2.1% and 16.5%, respectively
    • iTraxx Europe traded notional and trade count decreased by 44.5% and 50.2%, respectively
  • 68.5% of total traded notional was cleared vs. 76.9% last year
  • 65.5% of total traded notional was executed on SEFs vs. 74.8% last year

 

2026 Current Week vs. 2025 Current Week

 

Credit Derivatives Reported under SEC Regulations

2026 YTD vs. 2025 YTD

  • Total security-based credit derivatives traded notional and trade count decreased by 13.7% and 15.4%, respectively
    • Corporate single-name CDS traded notional and trade count decreased by 19.2% and 19.9%, respectively
    • Sovereign single-name CDS traded notional and trade count decreased by 12.2% and 14.6%, respectively
  • 64.6% of total traded notional was cleared vs. 65.9% last year

 

2026 Current Week vs. 2025 Current Week