Abstract:THIS CHAPTER DOES NOT REFLECT THE OPINIONS OF THE CFTC Using a comprehensive dataset covering most derivatives trades reported to US exchanges since 1954, we present distributional estimates of the rate at which derivative trading volumes rise and fall. Our results suggest that the lifecycle of cleared derivatives changed fundamentally in the 2000's. In that decade, derivatives with low trading volumes moved to modest volumes with increased probability. Prior to that, low volume contracts were more likely to r… Show more
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