IRD and CDS Weekly Analysis: week ending May 8, 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 6%
  • SEF notionals were down 2%, while trade counts were up 22%
  • 73% of total notional was cleared vs. 78%
  • 56% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 50%

2015 current week vs. 2014 current week

  • Both overall interest rate notionals and trade counts were up 6% and 33% respectively
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts were up 1% and 35% respectively
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts were up 14% and 37% respectively
  • 75% of total notional was cleared vs. 79%
  • 54% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 50%

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

  • Overall CDS notionals were down 9%, while trade counts were up 3%
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts were up 12% and 25% respectively
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts were up 32% and 39% respectively
  • 80% of total notional was cleared vs. 65%
  • 70% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 49%

2015 current week vs. 2014 current week

  • Both overall CDS notionals and trade counts were up 25% and 51% respectively
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts were up 27% and 60% respectively
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts were up 59% and 74% respectively
  • 80% of total notional was cleared vs. 79%
  • 75% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 59%