This post continues our quarterly strikes analysis of USD swaptions, which are typically 50 percent or more of swaptions volumes in all currencies. If you are new to swaptions, some basics are outlined at the start of the earlier Q1 blog. You may also wish to keep open on the side our recent blog on […]

This blog expands to the whole of 2025 the blog we published last September covering H1 2025 SDR-reported IR compression. Key takeaways For 2025 as a whole: Background SDR-reported IR compression volumes include SEF compression and bilateral compression but exclude the following: As well as the prior blog linked above, further background on SDR-reported IR […]

This blog reviews 2025 full-year swaption volumes, their split between on- and off-platform, and the market shares of platform groups. We focus on the swaptions in the top four (G4) currencies using SDRView to aggregate volumes and trade count. Key takeaways For G4 swaptions in 2025 compared with 2023: Read on for the charts and […]

This blog reviews 2025 full-year cross-currency swap volumes, their split between on- and off-platform, and the market shares of platform groups. We focus on the cross-currency basis swaps in the top five currencies, using SDRView and SEFView to aggregate volumes, DV01, and trade count by month and year. Key takeaways For the top five currencies’ […]

This blog looks at RTX Fintech & Research (RTX), a recent start-up interest rate swap SEF (Swap Execution Facility). Key takeaways:  Read on for more details. All the charts, data, and statistics in this blog were sourced from SDRView. D2D SEF development After the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC), the G20 consensus and national regulators exerted pressure […]

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. […]

Today, we look at trading platforms’ September 2025 market shares of volumes of OTC interest rate derivatives (IRD). If you prefer, you can skip to the end for a summary of market share statistics before returning to the start to read the details. Volume context for platform market shares Throughout this blog, we look at the volumes and platform shares of SDR-reported rates OTC trades over the 15-month period from 01 July 2024 to 30 September 2025. […]

This post looks at USD swaptions activity in Q3 as part of our regular quarterly coverage, the most recent of which was Swaption Volumes by Strike – Q2 2024. We use SDRView data, which shows all trades reported by US financial firms to US SDRs. If you are new to swaptions, some basics are outlined […]