IRD and CDS Weekly Trading Volume: week ending March 18, 2016

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Interest Rates Derivatives

2016 year-to-date vs. 2015 year-to-date

  • Overall interest rate notionals increased 1%, while trade counts decreased 9%
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts were up 8% and 7% respectively
  • SEF notionals decreased 1%, while trade counts increased 1%
  • 82% of total notional was cleared vs. 77%
  • 56% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 57%

2016 current week vs. 2015 current week

  • Both overall interest rate notionals and trade counts decreased 1% and 13% respectively
  • Cleared notionals increased 4%, while trade counts remained flat
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts decreased 6%
  • 83% of total notional was cleared vs. 79%
  • 54% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 57%

 

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2016 year-to-date vs. 2015 year-to-date

  • Both overall CDS notionals and trade counts were up 30% and 40% respectively
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts were up 30% and 38% respectively
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts increased 42% and 49% respectively
  • 81% of total notional was cleared, flat with last year
  • 77% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 71%

2016 current week vs. 2015 current week

  • Both overall CDS notionals and trade counts were down 25% and 2% respectively
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts were down 25% and 4% respectively
  • SEF notionals were down 19%, while trade counts were up 3%
  • 83% of total notional was cleared, flat with last year
  • 79% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 73%