February 2026 ADV up 23.4% YoY
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a global leader in electronic trading across asset classes, today reported total trading volume for the month of February 2026 of $61.8 trillion (tn). Average daily volume (“ADV”) for the month was $3.1tn, an increase of 23.4 percent (%) year-over-year (YoY).
Record Highlights:
For February of 2026, Tradeweb records included:
- ADV in fully electronic U.S. high grade credit
- ADV in global repurchase agreements
- ADV in other money markets
February 2026 Highlights
RATES
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U.S. government bond ADV was up 6.4% YoY to $268.4 billion (bn). European government bond ADV was up 34.5% YoY to $77.3bn.
- U.S. government bond ADV was led by record volume in the institutional client channel. European government bond ADV was driven by strong volumes across our institutional and wholesale client channels. Strong activity in the U.S. and Europe was supported by an increased number of clients trading across a diverse set of trading protocols.
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Mortgage ADV was up 9.4% YoY to $249.2bn.
- To-Be-Announced (“TBA”) growth was primarily driven by asset managers and originators. Tradeweb’s specified pool platform saw higher trading activity YoY supported by continued growth in client adoption, which increased over 20% YoY.
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Swaps/swaptions ≥ 1-year ADV was up 10.2% YoY to $554.5bn and total rates derivatives ADV was up 38.9% YoY to $1.2tn.
- Swaps/swaptions ≥ 1-year saw a strong increase in risk trading activity YoY driven by evolving U.S. inflation expectations, shifting global monetary policy outlooks, and elevated geopolitical risk. This was partially offset by a 3% YoY decline in compression activity, which carries a relatively lower fee per million (“FPM”). 1Q26 to-date compression activity as a percentage of swaps/swaptions ≥ 1-year was lower than 4Q25.
CREDIT
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Fully electronic U.S. credit ADV was up 13.1% YoY to $9.8bn and European credit ADV was up 21.1% YoY to $3.5bn.
- U.S. credit volumes were driven by record ADV in fully electronic U.S. high grade credit, as well as increased client adoption of Tradeweb protocols, most notably in Request-for-Quote (“RFQ”), Portfolio Trading (“PT”), and Tradeweb AllTrade®. Tradeweb captured 18.0% share of fully electronic U.S. high grade TRACE and 6.6% share of U.S. high yield TRACE, as measured by Tradeweb. We also reported 25.5% total share of U.S. high grade TRACE and 9.3% total share of U.S. high yield TRACE. Strong European credit volumes were driven by increased adoption of protocols YoY, including record volume in Tradeweb’s Automated Intelligent Execution (“AiEX”) tool. Global cash credit PT ADV increased by 32% YoY, with non-comp PT ADV up 106% 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 11.9% YoY to $457 million.
- Municipal bonds reported growth across the retail and institutional platforms, outpacing the broader market, which was up 1.5%1 YoY.
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Credit derivatives ADV was up 89.0% YoY to $25.6bn.
- Increased hedge fund and systematic account activity YoY, along with heightened credit volatility, led to increased swap execution facility (“SEF”) and multilateral trading facility (“MTF”) credit default swaps activity.
EQUITIES
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U.S. ETF ADV was up 40.3% YoY to $10.8bn and International ETF ADV was up 32.2% YoY to $4.8bn.
- Strong global ETF volumes were driven by robust activity in our institutional and wholesale channels as the client base widened and clients’ adoption of our automated trading functionality continued to grow.
MONEY MARKETS
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Repo ADV was up 21.0% YoY to $866.4bn.
- Record global repo ADV was supported by increased client participation across the platform YoY. In the U.S., strong growth continued to be driven by the effects of the Fed’s balance sheet unwind. Additionally, balances in the Fed’s reverse repo facility (“RRP”) remained close to zero for a majority of the month, with a small spike at month end. In Europe, despite broadly steady policy rates, increased volatility and higher demand for short term funding led to strong activity.
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Other Money Markets ADV was up 5.3% YoY to $315.1bn.
- Record other money markets ADV was driven by record ICD Portal activity, as well as new client additions. This was partially offset by activity moving from commercial paper and discount notes into repo and T-bills YoY.
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 $2.6 trillion in notional value traded per day over the past four fiscal quarters. For more information, please go to www.tradeweb.com.
Basis of Presentation
All reported amounts are presented in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated. In determining the reported U.S. dollar amounts for non-U.S. dollar denominated securities, the non-U.S. dollar amount for a particular month is translated into U.S. dollars generally based on the monthly average foreign exchange rate for the prior month. Volumes presented in this release exclude volumes generated by (i) unbilled trial agreements, (ii) products billed on an agreement basis where we do not calculate notional value, and (iii) products that are not rates, credit, equities or money markets products. Please see the footnotes on page 3 of the full report for information regarding how we calculate market share amounts presented in this release.
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
This release and the complete report include estimates regarding market and industry data that we prepared based on our management’s knowledge and experience in the markets in which we operate, together with information obtained from various sources, including publicly available information, industry reports and publications, surveys, our clients, trade and business organizations and other contacts in the markets in which we operate. In presenting this information, we have made certain assumptions that we believe to be reasonable based on such data and other similar sources and on our knowledge of, and our experience to date in, the markets in which we operate. While such information is believed to be reliable for the purposes used herein, no representations are made as to the accuracy or completeness thereof and we take no responsibility for such information.
Forward-Looking Statements
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1 Based on data from MSRB.
Contacts
Media contacts:
Daniel Noonan, Tradeweb
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Savannah Steele, Tradeweb
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Eloise Doolan, Tradeweb
+1 347 930 3055
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Investor contacts:
Ashley Serrao, Tradeweb
+1 646 430 6027
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Sameer Murukutla, Tradeweb
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