NOTIONAL VALUE OUTSTANDING FOR US FIXED INCOME MARKETS REACHED YET ANOTHER HIGH IN 2021, GROWING 40% SINCE 2019. TOTAL FIXED INCOME OUTSTANDING AMOUNTED TO NEARLY $52 TRILLION - NEW BURTON-TAYLOR REPORT

- The Treasury market has been significantly more aggressive in its issuance growth, nearly doubling since early 2020. Compared to Q1 2020, issuance grew by 70+% in 2021 on an average annual basis.

- Notional trading volumes across all fixed income segments in 2021 were flat andYoYtrading was down by .2 for the full 2021 year.

- Notional volume traded onSEFsfor interest rate derivatives saw a record-breaking monthlyADVof $878.8B. Q4 trading average daily volume ($648B) was up 122% over the same period of the previous year, a 22%uptickfrom the full-year 2021 average.

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Burton-Taylor International Consulting

Mar 09, 2022, 08:30 ET

LONDON and NEW YORK, March 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In the two years since COVID-driven market pandemonium reached its high watermark, the market has risen to the challenge of the new reality. Many of the changes made with respect to adopting new workflows and technology within the fixed income markets are now permanent. For markets that once significantly lagged other fixed income markets, the uptick electronic workflow and trading solutions has been tremendous in comparison to the relatively low rate of utilization over the past decade, according to a new research report published today by Burton-Taylor International Consulting, part of TP ICAP's Data & Analytics division, Parameta Solutions.

Key findings include:

SEF trading across Interest rate, Credit, and FX swaps declined month over month throughout the last quarter of the year.
As of 2021 year-end, electronic IG credit trades represent between 35% and 45% of the total TRACE market.
Annually, ADV across most fixed income products traded lower than 2020 levels, in some instances significantly.
Industry professionals predict wide adoption of Ai and similar electronic execution protocols

"2022 is shaping up to represent a turning point on many fronts for the US capital markets ecosystem.," said Colby Jenkins, senior analyst at Burton-Taylor. "The Fed will begin to unwind its balance sheet and put the brakes on its significant bond buying programs." he added.

Burton-Taylor today announced the publication of a new report covering trends in the fixed income industry. This US OTC Market Trends and Outlook: Fixed Income and Derivatives Trading report is the second in a series of reports tracking an expanding list of critical factors affecting the OTC Fixed Income and Derivatives markets. The report presents trends in trading volumes and provides insight into interviews with more than one dozen industry leaders, who share their views on the most critical issues in today's market.

This report is available for immediate download by Burton-Taylor research members through the research portal. Detailed information on the reports can be found here or the report can be purchased by contacting [email protected], or telephone +1 646 225-6696.

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