Most Active Names in Credit and Equity Derivatives – Oct22
Earlier this summer we looked at the SEC Securities Based SDRs (SBSDRs) for the Most Active Equity Total Return Swaps and Most Active CDS Single-names. Today I will use SBSDRView to look at which names have been most active in October 2022. CDS on Sovereigns Let’s start with the twenty most active sovereigns by trade […]
3Q22 CCP Volumes and 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 3Q22 Volume and market share in IRD for: USD Swaps (LIBOR, OIS, SOFR) EUR Swaps (EURIBOR, OIS, €STR) GBP Swaps (LIBOR, SONIA) JPY Swaps (IBOR, TONA) AUD Swaps (BBSW, […]
New RFR Trading Records Everywhere we Look
The ISDA-Clarus RFR Adoption Indicator has stayed above 50% for the second month. In September 2022 it remained at 51%. SOFR adoption was at 56.6%, the second highest on record. €STR trading increased to 23.5%. Trading activity in RFRs hit all-time records across DV01 and notional amounts traded. The ISDA-Clarus RFR Adoption Indicator for September […]
3Q22 CCP Volumes and Share in CRD
A review of Credit Derivatives (CRD) volumes and market share at Clearing Houses (CCPs) in 3Q 2022. Index, Single-name and Swaptions Volumes in 3Q slightly up on 2Q and significantly up on a year earlier USD CRD volumes up 36% in 3Q 2022 compared to 3Q 2021 EUR CRD volumes up 58% in 3Q 2022 […]
How Kwasi Kwarteng Has Increased Your Initial Margin
Initial Margin for GBP swaps has increased by up to 65% due to the mini-budget. 5 of the 6 largest ever moves in GBP rates have occurred during September 2022, since the mini-budget. We look at Initial Margin models and how IM has changed over time. It is fair to say that GBP Swap markets […]