Most Active CDS Single-names
We recently published the blog Most Actives in CDS Trading, which covered the use of our API to access SEC SBSDR transaction data. This included python code to perform look-ups on security identifiers and build a table of the most active names traded in a given period. While simple enough to do for those with […]
For the first time, we see over $1Trn in Initial Margin
Total Initial Margin across the industry has now topped $1trn for the first time. Initial Margin requirements across the industry have increased by $725bn since 2016. This drives the need for more optimisation. We look at the data and benchmark the ISDA projections from way back in 2015. Capitolis First this week, a recommendation. No […]
1Q22 CCP Volumes and Share in CRD
A review of Credit Derivatives (CRD) volumes and market share at Clearing Houses (CCPs) in 1Q 2022. Index, Single-name and Swaptions Volumes significantly higher in 1Q22 than a year earlier USD CDX up 50% and CDS up 37% EUR iTraxx up 80% and CDS 27% ICE Clear Credit 97.5% in USD CDX ICE Clear Credit […]
Interest Rate Swaps made easy – What You Should Know
An Interest Rate Swap (IRS) is a financial derivative that is widely traded. This blog defines an interest rate swap and its practical uses. Why the parties involved would choose to carry out an IRS. What the possible risks of an interest rate swap are. About the Author Jake is 17 years old and studying […]
1Q22 CCP Volumes and Market Share in IRD
Clarus CCPView has daily volume and open interest data published by each CCP, which is filtered, normalised and aggregated to allow meaningful comparisons of volumes. Today we look at 1Q22 Volume and market share for: USD Swaps (LIBOR, OIS, SOFR) EUR Swaps (EURIBOR, OIS, €STR) GBP Swaps (LIBOR, SONIA) JPY Swaps (IBOR, TONA) AUD Swaps (BBSW, AONIA) CAD […]
RFR Adoption increases again but markets see lower volumes
The ISDA-Clarus RFR Adoption Indicator jumped to a new all-time high of 43.8% in April 2022. This has been driven by increased SOFR adoption, hitting a new high of 47%. SOFR is now comfortably the largest RFR market. More SOFR risk traded ($8bn DV01) last month than all other RFRs combined. 22.8% of EUR risk traded versus […]
Most Actives in CDS Trading
In our latest data app, SBSDRView, we continue to interrogate the newly available transparency data from the SEC. In my blog last week, I took a first look at Total Return Swaps. Now, let’s take a look at Credit – and specifically single name CDS. What are the most active securities being traded? Using Our […]
BSBY and Term SOFR Swap Volumes Update
In Feb 2022, I looked at BSBY and Term SOFR Swap Volumes, so today is an update for March and April. Term SOFR Using SDRView, exporting USD FixedFloat Swaps (so not OIS), filter on Term SOFR Reference Indices. The number of trades in a month increasing from: <10 in Oct 2021 342 in Dec 2021 603 […]
A First Look at Total Return Swaps
We are now getting our hands dirty with new public transparency data. Amir has covered this in a couple of blogs recently, and I have also used the Russian Federation CDS data from SBSDRs. For this blog, we’ll look in more detail at Total Return Swap data for Equities. What Is a Total Return Swap? […]
What’s New in CCP Disclosures – 4Q21?
Clearing Houses have published their latest CPMI-IOSCO Quantitative Disclosures: Initial margin for ETD at $507 billion is up 8% QoQ and 21% YoY Initial margin for IRS at $261 billion is up 4% QoQ but down 3% YoY Initial margin for CDS at $60 billion is flat QoQ and up 1.5% YoT Initial margin increased significantly at ICE Europe F&O and Eurex OTC IRS Other disclosures […]