RFR adoption in cleared rates swaps – 2025 update
Some time has passed since our last blog on the transition to risk-free rates (RFRs). Here we explore what cleared rates swap volumes tell us about the status of the RFR transition. The volumes also tell us what might be necessary for further material progress. Key takeaways Prompted purely by the volumes, these hypothetical cessations […]
2025 rates ETD exchange and CCP competition
This blog looks at competition for trade volume in Q4 2025 and for the whole of 2025 between rates exchange-traded derivatives (ETD) exchanges and CCPs. Key takeaways In 2025, only EUR money-market (MM) futures, JPY MM futures, and USD MM futures show real competition now or potential for real competition in the future. Read on […]
Derivatives innovation: Swap Connect and CNY swaps
This blog looks at Swap Connect, a service enabling offshore parties to trade and clear deliverable CNY swaps. Key takeaways Read on for Swap Connect’s market impact and the unique features of its trade acceptance approach, booking model and margin process. All the charts, data, and statistics in this blog were sourced from CCPView. CNY […]
2025 CCP Volumes and Share in IRD
This blog reviews 2025 volumes and market share of interest rate OTC derivatives reported by clearinghouses (CCPs). We focus on “core swaps” including cleared IRS, OIS, and basis swaps, using CCPView to filter and aggregate daily volumes and open interest data published by CCPs. Key takeaways On core swaps in 2025: Read on for the […]
FX derivatives volumes at the end of Q4 2025
This blog covers the volumes of FX derivatives (FXD) in December 2025, following on from our prior blog on September 2025 FXD volumes. Key takeaways Read on for more analysis and further explanation. All the charts and details in this blog were sourced from CCPView and SDRView. Cleared FXD volumes First, we look at cleared FXD […]
What’s new in CCP disclosures – Q3 2025?
Clearing houses published in December their latest CPMI-IOSCO Quantitative Disclosures for Q3 2025. Key takeaways On 30 September 2025: Background Under the CPMI-IOSCO Public Quantitative Disclosures, central counterparties (CCPs) publish over 200 quantitative data fields covering margin, default resources, credit risk, collateral, liquidity risk, back-testing, and more. CCPView has more than 8 years of these […]
Q3 2025 rates ETD exchange and CCP competition
This blog looks at competition for trade volume in Q3 2025 between rates exchange-traded derivatives (ETD) exchanges and CCPs. Key takeaways: In Q3 2025, only two currency and product type combinations – EUR money-market (MM) futures and JPY MM futures – had material competition between CCPs. Read on for more details. Competition overview CCPView gives […]
Q3 2025 rates swaps CCP competition
In our quarterly blogs on cleared rates swap volumes, we review CCP market shares across all currencies. However, only a few currencies show meaningful competition between clearinghouses. This blog focuses on the competitive dynamic in those competitive currencies. Key takeaways: In Q3 2025, only four currencies – EUR, JPY, CNY, and INR had more than […]
Volumes and most active names in credit derivatives – September 2025
Today we look at issuer names most actively traded based on CDS trades reported to US SEC Securities Based Swap Data Repositories (SBSDRs) in September 2025. Background The prior similar blog covered credit derivatives (CRD) for July 2025. Given the CDS-market peaks naturally in March and September, we will focus on those months going forward. […]
Derivatives innovation: SOFR futures, TONA futures, MYR swaps
Today, we look at three recent start-ups or new products introduced by derivatives exchanges and clearinghouses (CCPs). Key takeaways: All the charts, data, and statistics in this blog were sourced from CCPView. FMX rates futures FMX is a fixed income e-trading platform focused on US Treasury bonds, FX, and repo owned by BGC. Recently, FMX launched the […]