The Creditflux league tables are the most reliable and closely watched measure of dealer and manager activity in the synthetic CDO and index tranche markets. Despite the private nature of these markets, we estimate that the league tables cover 75% of the bespoke synthetic CDO business and 80% of index tranche volumes.
We publish regular league tables and volume tables based on CDOs included in Creditflux Data+. There are a number of sources for the information, including rating agency press releases and other announcements. In addition, we ask counterparties and managers to submit details of recently traded deals at the end of each quarter. At the end of the year, the data for the four quarters is added to produce full year league and volume tables.
The basic methodology for the league tables is to add together the volume of tranched portfolio protection bought and sold by each counterparty, and then to apply a risk weighting to those totals. Volumes include unfunded trades (including those collateralised through a CSA) and funded trades issued in the form of a credit-linked note. See complete methodology.
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| Arranger | $m | % | |
| 1 | Deutsche Bank | 245,992 | 28 |
| 2 | Calyon | 94,903 | 11 |
| 3 | BNP Paribas | 94,207 | 11 |
| 4 | JP Morgan | 89,542 | 10 |
| 5 | UBS | 52,560 | 6 |
| 6 | Barclays | 45,930 | 5 |
| 7 | Merrill Lynch | 44,834 | 5 |
| 8 | Citi | 43,120 | 5 |
| 9 | Bear Stearns | 37,234 | 4 |
| 10 | Societe Generale | 34,696 | 4 |
| Other | 80,519 | 9 | |
| Total* | 764,996 | ||
| * includes double counting adjustment Source: Creditflux Data+ | |||
| Arranger | $m | % | |
| 1 | Calyon | 31,269 | 15 |
| 2 | Deutsche Bank | 29,898 | 14 |
| 3 | Merrill Lynch | 25,329 | 12 |
| 4 | JP Morgan | 23,130 | 11 |
| 5 | BNP Paribas | 21,066 | 10 |
| 6 | UBS | 17,084 | 8 |
| 7 | Barclays | 16,704 | 8 |
| 8 | Bank of America | 12,891 | 6 |
| 9 | Citi | 8,530 | 4 |
| 10 | HSBC | 7,648 | 4 |
| Other | 16,509 | 8 | |
| Total* | 183,151 | ||
| * includes double counting adjustment Source: Creditflux Data+ | |||
| Arranger | $m | % | |
| 1 | JP Morgan | 898,666 | 31 |
| 2 | Lehman Brothers | 318,970 | 11 |
| 3 | UBS | 299,822 | 10 |
| 4 | Citi | 275,470 | 9 |
| 5 | Societe Generale | 230,102 | 8 |
| 6 | Deutsche Bank | 228,676 | 8 |
| 7 | BNP Paribas | 173,695 | 6 |
| 8 | Barclays | 156,692 | 5 |
| 9 | Merrill Lynch | 103,692 | 4 |
| 10 | Calyon | 100,825 | 3 |
| Other | 156,661 | 5 | |
| Total* | 2,207,468 | ||
|
* includes double counting adjustment | |||
| Arranger | $m | % | |
| 1 | JP Morgan | 194,667 | 31 |
| 2 | UBS | 64,035 | 10 |
| 3 | Citi | 56,168 | 9 |
| 4 | Lehman Brothers | 54,723 | 9 |
| 5 | Deutsche Bank | 54,507 | 9 |
| 6 | Societe Generale | 47,367 | 8 |
| 7 | Merrill Lynch | 45,804 | 7 |
| 8 | BNP Paribas | 29,472 | 5 |
| 9 | Barclays | 29,022 | 5 |
| 10 | Bear Stearns | 21,082 | 3 |
| Other | 32,584 | 5 | |
| Total* | 472,078 | ||
| * includes double counting adjustment Source: Creditflux Data+ | |||