IRD and CDS Weekly Analysis: week ending May 22, 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 7%, while trade counts were up 17%
  • 74% of total notional was cleared vs. 78%
  • 56% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 53%

2015 current week vs. 2014 current week

  • 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 7%, while trade counts were up 17%
  • 74% of total notional was cleared vs. 78%
  • 56% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 53%

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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 3%
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts were up 9% and 22% respectively
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts were up 26% and 35% respectively
  • 79% of total notional was cleared vs. 66%
  • 70% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 50%

2015 current week vs. 2014 current week

  • Both overall CDS notionals and trade counts were down 39% and 30% respectively
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts were down 38% and 32% respectively
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts were down 40% and 33% respectively
  • 79% of total notional was cleared vs. 77%
  • Total notional executed On SEF remained consistent at 68%

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