IRD and CDS Weekly Trading Volume: week ending March 4, 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 8%
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts were up 9% and 8% respectively
  • SEF notionals were flat, while trade counts increased 3%
  • 82% of total notional was cleared vs. 76%
  • 57% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 58%

2016 current week vs. 2015 current week

  • Overall interest rate notionals increased 5%, while trade counts decreased 17%
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts were up 22% and 11% respectively
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts increased 12% and 2% respectively
  • 84% of total notional was cleared vs. 72%
  • 58% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 54%

 

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Credit Default Swaps

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

  • Both overall CDS notionals and trade counts were up 35% and 44% respectively
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts were up 36% and 42% respectively
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts increased 48% and 53% respectively
  • 81% of total notional was cleared vs. 80%
  • 77% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 70%

2016 current week vs. 2015 current week

  • Both overall CDS notionals and trade counts were up 33% and 36% respectively
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts were up 28% and 29% respectively
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts were up 36%
  • 74% of total notional was cleared vs. 77%
  • 71% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 69%