Transparency Reports
Monthly Guide to the U.S. Retail Fixed Income Markets
Tradeweb Direct regularly publishes our own market commentary and analysis, including our monthly Market Transparency Report. The data and analysis contained in this monthly report are intended to provide transparency into the dynamics of the U.S. Fixed Income markets for retail investors. The report presents the important trends in the market, including trade volumes, most active issuers, yield/spread movements and buy/sell ratios. Retail trades are defined as odd-lot transactions under 100 bonds (i.e. less than $100,000 par value). The retail market is much smaller than the institutional market on a par value basis, but it accounts for more than 2/3 of the trades that occur in the marketplace.
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December Market Transparency Report
Agency: Agency median yield increased 2bps, daily trading volume reduced by -7.0%. Buy/Sell Ratio was flat.
CD: Median CD yield rose 10bps, trading volume shifted by 1.0%. Buy/Sell Ratio was 0.7 higher.
Corporates: Corporate median yield was -7bps lower; daily trading volume decreased by -5.7%. Buy/Sell Ratio was -0.1 lower.
Municipal: Median yield shifted -13bps; daily trade volume was -2.7% lower. Buy/Sell Ratio shrank -0.1.
Treasury: Median yield was -1bps lower with a -1.4% reduction in daily trade volume. Buy/Sell ratio reduced -0.1.