IRD and CDS Weekly Trading Volume: week ending August 25, 2017

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Interest Rates Derivatives

2017 year-to-date vs. 2016 year-to-date

  • Both overall interest rate notionals and trade counts increased 17% and 7%, respectively
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts were up 23% and 16%, respectively
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts increased 17% and 20%, respectively
  • 88% of total notional was cleared vs. 83%
  • 55% of total notional was executed On SEF, flat with last year

2017 current week vs. 2016 current week

  • Both overall interest rate notionals and trade counts decreased 9% and 8%, respectively
  • Cleared notionals were down 8%, while trade counts were up 5%
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts decreased 12% and 1%, respectively
  • 86% of total notional was cleared vs. 85%
  • 54% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 55%

Credit Default Swaps

2017 year-to-date vs. 2016 year-to-date

  • Both overall CDS notionals and trade counts were down 11% and 19%, respectively
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts decreased 13% and 19%, respectively
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts decreased 13% and 22%, respectively
  • 79% of total notional was cleared vs. 81%
  • 74% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 76%

2017 current week vs. 2016 current week

  • Both overall CDS notionals and trade counts were up 68% and 36%, respectively
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts increased 79% and 48%, respectively
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts increased 77% and 47%, respectively
  • 79% of total notional was cleared vs. 75%
  • 71% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 68%