TRADEWEB REPORTS VOLUME OF $19.6 TRILLION IN MAY

 

May Average Daily Volume was $980.4 billion, an increase of 23.9% YoY

 

NEW YORK – June 3, 2021 – Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, today reported total trading volume for May 2021 of $19.6 trillion (tn). Average daily volume (ADV) for the month was $980.4 billion (bn), an increase of 23.9 percent (%) year over year (YoY).

Lee Olesky, Tradeweb CEO, said:  “The secular trend towards more electronic trading and digital workflows continued at an accelerated pace in May. While volatility in many markets was lower compared to May 2020, each of our asset classes showed signs of greater adoption as Tradeweb’s average daily volume for the month was up 24% year over year. This broad momentum demonstrates just how vital electronic trading has become to client workflows.”

Swaps volumes were driven by record institutional SEF market share[2]and continued engagement from international clients, across protocols and in both developed and emerging markets. In U.S. Credit, Tradeweb’s share of fully electronic High Grade TRACE was 11.2% in May, the second highest month for Tradeweb, of which a record share was driven by client activity in AllTrade. In addition, Tradeweb facilitated a record $369.3bn in Repurchase Agreements.

RATES

• U.S. government bond ADV was up 14.4% YoY to $105.0bn, and European government bond ADV was up 20.0% YoY to $30.9bn.
  • Client activity in streams and session-based trading increased for U.S. Treasuries as more firms adopted these protocols. Steady global government bond issuance remained supportive of trading generally despite waning market volatility.
• Mortgage ADV was up 4.2% YoY to $186.5bn.
  • Client activity in specified pools on the institutional platform continued to grow; May was the second strongest month behind March 2020. Fed purchase commitments remained supportive of the market.
• Swaps/swaptions ≥ 1-year ADV was up 16.7% YoY to $151.0bn, and total rates derivatives ADV was up 6.1% YoY to $237.3bn.
  • Swaps volumes were driven by record institutional SEF market share, and client activity in swaps/swaptions ≥ 1-year increased. Longer term trends persisted—continued growth in engagement from international clients, faster growth in the request-for-market (RFM) protocol relative to compression, and strong emerging market trading.

CREDIT

• U.S. Credit ADV was up 6.0% YoY to $5.6bn and European credit ADV was up 46.7% YoY to $1.7bn.
  • Client activity was robust and volumes remained strong across regions and protocols. U.S. High Grade TRACE market share was 20.6% (11.2% fully electronic) and TRACE High Yield market share was 7.6% (4.4% fully electronic), of which a record share was driven by client activity in AllTrade. In Europe, clients have gravitated towards newer protocols including sweep and portfolio trading.

·         Credit derivatives ADV was up 24.2% YoY to $8.5bn.

• • Overall market activity remained robust, continuing to support CDS trading.

EQUITIES

• U.S. ETF ADV was up 51.5% YoY to $5.7bn and European ETF ADV was up 41.0% YoY to $2.3bn.
  • Client growth and adoption, particularly among institutional clients, continued to drive volumes.

 

MONEY MARKETS

·         Repurchase Agreement ADV was up 59.7% YoY to $369.3bn.

• • Global Repo activity set a new record with the continued addition of new dealers and increased support of new collateral and functionality. Retail money markets activity remained pressured by the low interest rate environment.

To access the complete report containing additional data points and commentary, go to https://www.tradeweb.com/newsroom/monthly-activity-reports/.