A quarterly snapshot containing statistics and graphs on the U.S. capital markets, including issuance, trading volume and outstanding data broken down by asset class.

Summary

Long-term securities issuance totaled $1.76 trillion in 3Q’17, a 8.0 percent decrease from $1.91 trillion in 2Q’17 and a 15.2 percent decline year-over-year. Mortgage-related, corporate, and agency securities experienced increases q-o-q in the second quarter, while municipal, Treasury, asset-backed, and equity securities experienced declines.

Credits

SIFMA Research

• Kyle Brandon, Managing Director, Director of Research
• Sharon Sung, Assistant Vice President, Research
• Justyna Podziemska, Senior Associate, Research
• Tommy Rodriguez, Intern, Research