Its a little sad how excited I get about charts.  Maybe its because they do such a good job telling a complex story, or maybe because looking at a chart is easier than reading - but I digress.  Another great view of the fixed income world...

On Thursday May 1 the CFTC released an eagerly awaited clarifying document outlining when and how package trades would be required on SEF.  Packaged transactions will be phased in by type from May 15th through November 15th, and to deal with...

Turned out the first week of mandatory SEF trading was a Big Bang, just in the wrong direction. Reported SEF volumes for interest rate swaps fell off a cliff for the week of February 17th, cliff signdropping 64% (revised down slightly as new data...