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[ R E S E A R C H | U S T R E A S U R I E S ] FIG 1: Estimated adoption of electronic trading by asset class: 2001-2018 100 90 80 70 60 50 Equities 40 Futures 30 Options 20 FX (spot FX) 10 Fixed income (U.S Treasuries) 12% 2011 FIG 2: Benchmarks are still being traditionally traded by the buy-side Percentage of U.S. on-the-run treasuries traded electronically Less than 25% 38% 0% 25% More that 75% 25% to 50% 25% FIG 3: MDP’s remain the go-to for U.S. treasury transactions U.S. Treasury E-Trading preferred venues and methods 51% to 75% 4 15 4 5 8 Single-dealer platforms (SDP’s) MDP’s Interdealer market Messaging (FIX) Voice Issue 60 // TheTradeNews.com // 31