This blog covers Q3 2026 volumes of global cleared rates swaps risk-trading products focusing on OIS, fixed-float IRS, and zero-coupon swaps – including each product for a currency if it had a material volume share. We exclude FRAs (primarily used for reset exposure hedging) and basis swaps (primarily used for interest rate basis hedging). Key takeaways In Q3 […]

This blog reviews Q3 2026 US-reported volumes and D2D platform market shares of major currency cross-currency swaps risk-trading, continuing the quarterly series from the Q2 edition. Key takeaways In Q3 2026 major currency cross-currency basis swaps: Read on for supporting analysis of charts and data created in SDRView. Blog scope We continue to focus on US-reported […]

This blog reviews the Q3 2026 D2D platform market share dynamics of major currency rates swaps risk-trading, continuing from the last quarterly edition. Key takeaways We sourced the charts and statistics from SDRView. Background Here we focus on D2D platforms’ bread-and-butter trading activity in cleared OIS and fixed float IRS. We exclude compressions to keep the focus on risk-trading. […]

This blog covers global notional volumes of cleared rates swaps in quarter two (Q2) 2026, focusing on volumes of OIS, fixed-float IRS and zero-coupon swaps with a material volumes’ share for each currency. Key takeaways In Q2 2026 global core cleared rates swaps volumes were US$262 trillion notional – up 23% YoY but down 17% from their Q1 2026 […]

This blog reviews Q2 2026 D2D platform market shares of major currency rates swaps risk-trading, continuing the quarterly series from Q1 2026 shares of D2D platform core rates swaps. Key takeaways Q2 2026 saw the following D2D platform market share leaders and shifts in each major currency: All the charts and statistics in this blog […]

This blog covers D2D platform shares of core rates swaps in G6 currencies in Q1 2026. Key takeaways Read on for further analysis and explanation. All the charts and statistics in this blog were sourced from SDRView. Background We focus on the core rates swap products: cleared OIS and fixed-float IRS, of which at least […]

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 […]

This blog looks at another year of AUD swaps activity, continuing from the blog with a similar title published at about the same time last year.  Should you want more information on AUD swaps, the blog linked above contains links to several other blogs on the topic. AUD market total size First, we extend the […]

On June 8, the CFTC’s Market Risk Advisory Committee’s (MRAC) Interest Rate Benchmark Reform Subcommittee voted to recommend market best practice for switching interdealer trading conventions from Libor to SOFR (see release 8394-21). Referred to as SOFR First, it is modelled on the UK’s SONIA First and is a prioritization of interdealer trading in SOFR […]

USD IRS , OIS and SOFR volumes EUR IRS, OIS and €STR volumes May compared to prior months and 1Q 2021 CCP market share for currency and product CCPView provides transparency on Swap volumes USD IRS From CCPView, USD IRS only, so excluding OIS, Basis, ZC, VNS and FRAs. May with $6.8 trillion, similar to April and down from the high […]