SpotlightKyle Loomis · September 25, 2024
After speaking with over 100 Swap Dealers and Brokers, I realized that the majority of them don’t know what a “Swap Data Repository” is. I believe they are missing out on valuable information that could help them win more trades.
Swap Data Repositories (SDRs) were created by the CFTC after the 2008 financial crisis to increase transparency in the uncleared over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market. Swap dealers and their clients now report their trades to the CFTC, with the goal of reducing systemic risk and ensuring market integrity.
Most dealers and brokers only analyze exchange-traded markets, and as such, miss out on some of the largest and most important trades executed OTC. Players who analyze SDRs have a competitive edge in understanding what their competition is doing, and more importantly, how they can win more trades.
What’s the catch? Swap Dealers don’t want their competition to know what they are doing, so the trades submitted to the SDRs are intentionally erroneous and obfuscated. This is precisely why I am building Spotlight, to bring transparency to the OTC derivatives market.
At Spotlight, we’re telling the story behind every trade, keeping dealers and brokers competitive in the hidden derivatives market. Leveraging Spotlight, market participants get an intimate view of the OTC derivatives market, helping them craft sales and pricing strategies that give them an edge.
Message me if you’re interested in learning more about how Spotlight can help you improve your derivatives sales process.