Executive Summary

Economic and interest rate uncertainty drove a busy month of trading for corporate bonds in October. The notional volume traded was up 12% from last year, with the average daily volume coming in at $38 billion. This was one of the busiest months in notional terms for the U.S. corporate bond market in 2022.

Methodology

Coalition Greenwich continuously gathers data and insights from credit market participants, including market makers, primary dealers and trading platforms. The data, once aggregated, normalized and enhanced, is analyzed by our market structure research team who identify the key trends of trading in the credit markets, with a focus on corporate bond electronic trading and trading platform market share.