IRD and CDS Weekly Analysis: week ending May 15, 2015

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Interest Rates Derivatives

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

  • Overall interest rate notionals were down 12%, while trade counts increased 13%
  • Cleared notionals were down 17%, while trade counts were up 7%
  • SEF notionals were down 6%, while trade counts were up 17%
  • 74% of total notional was cleared vs. 78%
  • 56% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 52%

2015 current week vs. 2014 current week

  • Overall interest rate notionals were down 21%, while trade counts increased 22%
  • Cleared notionals were down 25%, while trade counts were up 22%
  • SEF notionals were down 17%, while trade counts were up 28%
  • 78% of total notional was cleared vs. 81%
  • 57% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 55%

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Credit Default Swaps

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

  • Overall CDS notionals were down 9%, while trade counts were up 4%
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts were up 11% and 24% respectively
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts were up 29% and 38% respectively
  • 79% of total notional was cleared vs. 65%
  • 70% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 49%

2015 current week vs. 2014 current week

  • Overall CDS notionals were down 19%, while trade counts were up 11%
  • Cleared notionals were down 17%, while trade counts were up 12%
  • SEF notionals were down 14%, while trade counts were up 14%
  • 76% of total notional was cleared vs. 74%
  • 70% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 65%

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