IRD and CDS Weekly Analysis: week ending August 15, 2014

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Interest Rates Derivatives

  •  Overall rates trading was up 8% from the previous week
  •  11% more volume was cleared, and 14% more was executed On SEF than in the previous week
  •  78% of total notional was cleared this week, vs. 76% last week
  •  52% of total notional was executed On SEF this week vs. 49% last week

Credit Default Swaps

  • Overall CDS notional amounts dropped 30% from the previous week
  • Notional cleared was down 31%, and 32% less was executed On SEF than in the previous week
  • 81% of total notional was cleared this week, down from 82% last week
  • 70% of total notional was executed On SEF this week, down from 71% last week