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Interest Rate Derivatives

2026 YTD vs. 2025 YTD

  • Total IRD traded notional and trade count increased by 24.0% and 32.3%, respectively
    • YTD 2026, 73.4% of OIS traded notional had tenors up to and including one year, 17.7% between one and five years, and 9.0% over five years
    • YTD 2026, 43.8% of fixed-for-floating IRS traded notional had tenors up to and including one year, 34.8% between one and five years, and 21.3% over five years
  • 86.5% of total traded notional was cleared vs. 87.6% last year
  • 56.9% of total traded notional was executed on SEFs vs. 55.4% with last year

 

 

Credit Derivatives Reported under CFTC Regulations

2026 YTD vs. 2025 YTD

  • Total index credit derivatives traded notional increased by 13.6%, while trade count decreased by 6.0%
    • CDX HY traded notional increased by 2.9%, while trade count decreased by 7.7%
    • CDX IG traded notional and trade count increased by 36.7% and 9.6%, respectively
    • iTraxx Europe traded notional and trade count decreased by 16.7% and 20.3%, respectively
  • 73.4% of total traded notional was cleared vs. 76.1% last year
  • 71.0% of total traded notional was executed on SEFs vs. 73.5% 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 6.9% and 6.0%, respectively
    • Corporate single-name CDS traded notional and trade count decreased by 8.3% and 8.0%, respectively
    • Sovereign single-name CDS traded notional and trade count decreased by 10.6% and 10.9%, respectively
  • 62.0% of total traded notional was cleared vs. 64.4% last year

 

2026 Current Week vs. 2025 Current Week