Tradeweb Reports August 2025 Total Trading Volume of $54.1 Trillion and Average Daily Volume of $2.5 Trillion
August 2025 ADV up
August 2025 Highlights
RATES
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U.S. government bond ADV was down3.9% YoY to (bn). European government bond ADV was up$219.2 billion 20.4% YoY to .$44.3b n-
U.S. government bond volumes declined YoY due to weaker activity in the wholesale and retail client channels, partially offset by growth in the institutional client channel. Robust European government bond ADV was driven by strong volumes in our institutional and wholesale client channels.
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Mortgage ADV was up
0.6% YoY to .$232.1b n- The increase in To-Be-Announced (TBA) activity was primarily driven by an uptick in wholesale activity YoY, which was partially offset by a decline in institutional activity. Tradeweb’s specified pool platform recorded its strongest monthly ADV of the year, driven by accelerated client participation and expanded liquidity provider coverage.
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Swaps/swaptions ≥ 1-year ADV was up
8.0% YoY to and total rates derivatives ADV was up$434.5b n20.8% YoY to .$878.5b n-
Swaps/swaptions ≥ 1-year saw a strong increase in risk trading activity YoY driven by central bank rate cut speculations, as well as economic data prints. This was partially offset by a
2% YoY decline in compression activity, which carries a relatively lower fee per million. 3QTD compression activity as a percentage of swaps/swaptions ≥ 1-year was lower than 2Q25.
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Swaps/swaptions ≥ 1-year saw a strong increase in risk trading activity YoY driven by central bank rate cut speculations, as well as economic data prints. This was partially offset by a
CREDIT
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Fully electronic
U.S. credit ADV was up3.6% YoY to and European credit ADV was up$6.7b n23.8% YoY to .$1.8b n-
U.S. credit volumes were driven by increased client adoption of Tradeweb protocols, most notably in request-for-quote (RFQ), Portfolio Trading (PT), and Tradeweb AllTrade®. Tradeweb captured17.9% and7.5% share of fully electronicU.S. high grade andU.S. high yield TRACE, respectively, as measured by Tradeweb. We also reported24.6% total share ofU.S. high grade TRACE and9.6% total share ofU.S. high yield TRACE for the month. European credit volumes were supported by robust growth in PT and RFQ, with Tradeweb’s Automated Intelligent Execution (AiEX) tool continuing to build strong momentum YoY. Cash credit PT ADV increased by14.9% YoY, with non-comp PT ADV up33.7% YoY. PT carries a relatively lower FPM as compared to the broader cash credit average, with non-comp PT carrying a lower FPM than PT overall.
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Municipal bonds ADV was up
37.3% YoY to (mm).$538 million -
Municipal bonds reported strong growth across the retail and institutional platforms, outpacing the broader market, which was up
13.5% YoY.2
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Municipal bonds reported strong growth across the retail and institutional platforms, outpacing the broader market, which was up
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Credit derivatives ADV was down
37.1% YoY to .$11.7b n- Lower credit market volatility led to subdued swap execution facility (SEF) and multilateral trading facility (MTF) credit default swaps activity.
EQUITIES
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U.S. ETF ADV was up15.7% YoY to and European ETF ADV was down$8.4b n7.0% YoY to .$2.5b n-
U.S. ETF growth was driven by continued institutional ETF adoption as well as increased trading in our wholesale equity businesses. European ETF volumes were lower alongside a reduction in market volatility YoY.
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MONEY MARKETS
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Repo ADV was up
16.6% YoY to .$750.4b n-
Global repo trading activity was supported by increased client participation across the platform. In the
U.S. , strong growth was driven by the effects of the Fed’s balance sheet unwind. Additionally, balances in the Fed’s reverse repo facility (RRP) remained at relatively low levels throughout most of the month, despite a small increase into month-end. InEurope , volumes were driven by increased government bond issuance, as well as market volatility.
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Global repo trading activity was supported by increased client participation across the platform. In the
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Other Money Markets ADV was down
2.0% YoY to .$276.6b n- Other money markets activity was lower YoY, driven by certain ICD clients continuing to rebuild their money market fund balances following share buyback activity in the market and increased business-related spend earlier this year. This decline was partially offset by the addition of new clients.
Please refer to the report posted to https://www.tradeweb.com/newsroom/monthly-activity-reports/ for complete information and data related to our historical monthly, quarterly and yearly ADV and total trading volume across asset classes.
About Tradeweb Markets
Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW) is a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets. Founded in 1996, Tradeweb provides access to markets, data and analytics, electronic trading, straight-through-processing and reporting for more than 50 products to clients in the institutional, wholesale, retail and corporates markets. Advanced technologies developed by Tradeweb enhance price discovery, order execution and trade workflows while allowing for greater scale and helping to reduce risks in client trading operations. Tradeweb serves more than 3,000 clients in more than 85 countries. On average, Tradeweb facilitated more than
Basis of Presentation
All reported amounts are presented in
Amounts for preliminary average variable fees per million dollars of volume traded and preliminary fixed fees for rates, credit, equities and money markets included in this release and in the related report are subject to the completion of management’s final review and our other financial closing procedures and therefore are subject to change.
Beginning with the publication of the December 2024 Monthly Activity Report, Tradeweb adjusted its methodology for reflecting acquisitions in its reported average daily volume figures. For average daily volume derived from acquisitions, the denominator is now the number of trading days that have elapsed from the acquisition date to the end date of the reporting period, and not the total number of trading days in the reporting period, which was the previous methodology. Beginning in December 2024, this methodology was applied retroactively to restate the impact of both 2024 acquisitions; the average daily volume attributable to acquisitions occurring prior to 2024 was not restated.
Market and Industry Data
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Total trading volume reported includes volumes from ICD subsequent to its acquisition date of August 1, 2024. |
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Based on data from MSRB. |
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