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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2007 Q3 leading synthetic CDO counterpartis by risk weighted volume
Arranger $m %
1 JP Morgan 106,451 22
2 Calyon 96,813 20
3 Deutsche Bank 62,380 13
4 BNP Paribas 61,786 13
5 UBS 37,042 8
6 Barclays 22,556 5
7 Societe Generale 21,615 4
8 Citi 20,741 4
9 Lehman Brothers 13,779 3
10 Bear Stearns 10,655 2
Other 27,824 6
Total* 383,219

*includes double counting adjustment 
Source: Creditflux Data+

2007 Q3 leading synthetic CDO counterparties by notional volume
Arranger $m %
1 Calyon 69,214 38
2 JP Morgan 27,821 15
3 Barclays 22,680 12
4 UBS 14,421 8
5 BNP Paribas 11,829 7
6 Deutsche Bank 9,845 5
7 Merrill Lynch 8,051 4
8 Citi 6,880 4
9 HSBC 5,673 3
10 Societe Generale 5,390 3
Other 6,918 4
Total* 159,505

*includes double counting adjustment
Source: Creditflux Data+

 

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2007 Q3 leading index tranche counterparties by delta volume
Arranger $m %
1 JP Morgan 404,075 17
2 Citi 367,222 15
3 Lehman Brothers 366,377 15
4 UBS 350,677 15
5 Deutsche Bank 330,478 14
6 BNP Paribas 194,748 8
7 Calyon 111,744 5
8 Societe Generale 109,421 5
9 Merrill Lynch 79,256 3
10 HSBC 60,470 3
Other 88,636 4
Total* 1,769,331

*includes double counting adjustment
Source: Creditflux Data+

2007 Q3 leading index tranche counterparties by notional volume
Arranger $m %
1 JP Morgan 129,236 18
2 Lehman Brothers 128,158 18
3 Deutsche Bank 98,860 14
4 UBS 80,665 11
5 Merrill Lynch 77,992 11
6 Citi 73,976 10
7 BNP Paribas 53,774 7
8 Societe Generale 37,132 5
9 Calyon 27,440 4
10 HSBC 15,365 2
Other 31,079 4
Total* 542,331

*includes double counting adjustment
Source: Creditflux Data+ 

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