Tradeweb Markets Slides 2.43% Amid 75.94% Volume Surge But Ranks 405th in Market Activity

Tradeweb Markets (TW) closed 2.43% lower on August 6, 2025, with a trading volume of $0.29 billion, a 75.94% surge from the previous day, ranking 405th in market activity. The firm reported July 2025 total trading volume of $55.0 trillion, with average daily volume (ADV) rising 30.7% year-over-year to $2.4 trillion. Excluding the ICD acquisition closed in August 2024, ADV grew 17.2% YoY, reflecting strong demand in European government bonds (+18.5% to $50.9 billion) and municipal bonds (+36.0% to $494 million). Mortgage and rates derivatives also saw notable gains, driven by real-money trading and geopolitical factors.

U.S. credit ADV rose 21.0% to $8.1 billion, bolstered by adoption of Tradeweb’s trading protocols, while European credit ADV climbed 33.4% to $2.8 billion. Money markets outperformed, with repo ADV up 25.0% to $777.3 billion, fueled by Fed balance sheet dynamics. However, equities faced mixed results, as U.S. ETF ADV fell 4.7% to $7.6 billion due to reduced volatility, contrasting with European ETF growth of 29.4% to $3.0 billion. Credit derivatives declined 3.2% to $10.5 billion amid subdued market volatility.

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