IRD and CDS Weekly Analysis: week ending May 1, 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 12%
  • Cleared notionals were down 17%, while trade counts were up 5%
  • SEF notionals were down 7%, while trade counts were up 15%
  • 73% of total notional was cleared vs. 78%
  • 56% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 52%

2015 current week vs. 2014 current week

  • Both overall interest rate notionals and trade counts were up 27%
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts were up 29% and 23% respectively
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts were up 43% and 18% respectively
  • 76% of total notional was cleared vs. 75%
  • 60% 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 1%
  • Both cleared notionals and trade counts were up 11% and 23% respectively
  • Both SEF notionals and trade counts were up 31% and 38% respectively
  • 80% of total notional was cleared vs. 64%
  • 70% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 48%

2015 current week vs. 2014 current week

  • Both overall CDS notionals and trade counts were down 35% and 17% respectively
  • Cleared notionals were down 16%, while trade counts were up 6%
  • SEF notionals were down 2%, while trade counts increased 11%
  • 67% of total notional was cleared vs. 52%
  • 60% of total notional was executed On SEF vs. 40%

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