Interest Rate and Credit Derivatives Weekly Trading Volume: Week Ending December 18, 2020

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There has been reporting issue with DTCC SDR clearing data since November 21st, 2020. Therefore, clearing metrics are not included in the below analysis.
ISDA-Clarus RFR Adoption Indicator declined to 8.3% in November compared to 11.6% the prior month. The indicator tracks how much global trading activity (as measured by DV01) is conducted in cleared over-the-counter and exchange-traded interest rate derivatives that reference the identified risk-free rates (RFRs) in six major currencies. The latest November report is available here.

 

Interest Rate Derivatives

2020 YTD vs. 2019 YTD

  • Total IRD traded notional decreased by 11%, while trade count increased by 6%
    • Fixed-for-floating IRS traded notional decreased by 13%, while trade count increased by 3%
    • FRAs traded notional decreased by 7%, while trade count increased by 13%
    • OIS traded notional decreased by 10%, while trade count increased by 25%
  • 58% of total traded notional was executed On SEF vs. 57% last year

 

2020 Current Week vs. 2019 Current Week

  • Total IRD traded notional decreased by 17%, while trade count increased by 1%
    • Fixed-for-floating IRS traded notional and trade count decreased by 9% and 0.01%, respectively
    • FRAs traded notional decreased by 2%, while trade count increased by 40%
    • OIS traded notional decreased by 34%, while trade count increased by 24%
  • 54% of total traded notional was executed On SEF vs. 46% last year

Interest Rate Derivatives: Benchmark Data

Week Ending December 18, 2020

  • SOFR traded notional totaled $54.7 billion, including $7.2 billion of basis swaps. Trade count totaled 323, including 56 basis swaps
  • SONIA traded notional totaled $367.4 billion, including $0.4 billion of basis swaps. Trade count totaled 627, including 5 basis swaps
  • There were no SARON trades
  • TONA traded notional and trade count was $0.5 billion and 3, respectively
  • €STR traded notional and trade count was $3.4 billion and 34, respectively

YTD Ending December 18, 2020

  • SOFR traded notional totaled $1.3 trillion, including $573.5 billion of basis swaps. Trade count totaled 8,700, including 3,407 basis swaps
  • SONIA traded notional totaled $16.8 trillion, including $251.3 billion of basis swaps. Trade count totaled 25,446, including 1,403 basis swaps
  • SARON traded notional and trade count was $32.6 billion and 76, respectively
  • TONA traded notional totaled $248.8 billion, including $3.1 billion of basis swaps. Trade count totaled 629, including 7 basis swaps
  • €STR traded notional totaled $79.7 billion, including $0.1 billion of basis swaps. Trade count totaled 507, including 3 basis swaps

Credit Derivatives 

2020 YTD vs. 2019 YTD

  • Total credit derivatives traded notional and trade count increased by 14% and 18%, respectively
    • CDX HY traded notional and trade count increased by 21% and 19%, respectively
    • CDX IG traded notional and trade count increased by 24% and 30%, respectively
    • iTraxx Europe traded notional and trade count increased by 13% and 9%, respectively
  • 77% of total traded notional was executed On SEF vs. 76% last year

 

2020 Current Week vs. 2019 Current Week

  • Total credit derivatives traded notional and trade count decreased by 16% and 7%, respectively
    • CDX HY traded notional and trade count increased by 1% and 55%, respectively
    • CDX IG traded notional and trade count decreased by 17% and 28%, respectively
    • iTraxx Europe traded notional and trade count decreased by 29% and 20%, respectively
  • 65% of total traded notional was executed On SEF vs. 66% last year