January Volumes in Swaps, Compression To the Fore

Amir Khwaja on Swap Data Repository | February 4, 2015 No comments

Continuing with our monthly review series, let’s take a look at Interest Rate Swap volumes in January 2015. First the highlights: Decent volumes but lower than December. Surprising given the large price moves, with 30Y down 50bps and 9 out of 22 days with >5bps moves in the 5Y. Global USD IRS volumes show LCH SwapClear with […]

HFT in the Swaps market – it’s a good thing!

Chris Barnes on Derivatives | February 3, 2015 No comments

I thought it was very interesting this week that Commissioner Giancarlo mentioned the potential emergence of HFT in the swaps trading landscape. From a quick read of his remarks, it sounds like he is not a great supporter of continuous CLOB trading as the only mode of swap execution. But what if enabling HFT in […]

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Month: February 2015

January Volumes in Swaps, Compression To the Fore

HFT in the Swaps market – it’s a good thing!