IRD and CDS Weekly Analysis: week ending August 28, 2015

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Interest Rates Derivatives

2015 year-to-date vs. 2014 year-to-date

  • Overall interest rate notionals decreased 3%, while trade counts increased 19%
  • Cleared notionals decreased 4%, while trade counts were up 22%
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts were up 6% and 27% respectively
  • 77% of total notional was cleared vs. 79%
  • 57% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 52%

2015 current week vs. 2014 current week

  • Both overall interest rate notionals and trade counts were up 22% and 27% respectively
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts were up 22% and 43% respectively
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts were up 25% and 45% respectively
  • 76% of total notional was cleared vs. 77%
  • 51% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 50%

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Credit Default Swaps

2015 year-to-date vs. 2014 year-to-date

  • Overall CDS notionals were down 10%, while trade counts were up 5%
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts were up 0.4% and 15% respectively
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts were up 11% and 24% respectively
  • 78% of total notional was cleared vs. 70%
  • 69% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 56%

2015 current week vs. 2014 current week

  • Both CDS notionals and trade counts were up 127% and 154% respectively
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts were up 158% and 169% respectively
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts were up 182% and 178% respectively
  • 84% of total notional was cleared vs. 74%
  • 77% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 62%

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