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Credit Index Swap Trading: Investment Grade vs High Yield

Notional value of new credit index swap trades per week, $ billions

Investment grade: $1.01T on Oct 2, 2026+$891B since Nov 25, 2022
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CFTC Weekly Swaps Report: CDX, iTraxx, tranches, swaptions and total return swaps. Starts with the CFTC's December 2022 method change. Single-name CDS are not included.

How much credit protection is changing hands each week through index swaps, the main tool for hedging corporate credit.

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Credit Index Swaps: Weekly Trading Volume, Investment Grade (CFTC). Source: U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Weekly Swaps Report, credit tables 13–15. Public domain.

Credit Index Swaps: Weekly Trading Volume, High Yield (CFTC). Source: U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Weekly Swaps Report, credit tables 13–15. Public domain.

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