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Deepening The Onshore IRS Market: BNM's Market Initiative
Deepening The Onshore IRS Market: BNM's Market Initiative
investors, while another being the offshore MYR IRS market (NDIRS)
which is dominated by non-resident banks and offshore players.
Previously, these two markets were completely segregated with different
sets of market makers and dynamics, hence the pricings between the
onshore MYR IRS and NDIRS curves could sometimes be wide apart. The
flexibility means that onshore banks can access the NDIRS market,
connecting two liquidity pools.
The NDIRS market is generally more liquid with tighter bid-ask spreads.
Based on our estimates, transaction volumes in the NDIRS market can be
2 to 4 times that of the onshore MYR IRS market (Figure 1 and 2). With
increased market interconnectedness, the spreads between the onshore
IRS and NDIRS curves have more than halved to 1-10bps (depending on
tenor) compared to as wide as 10-30bps in October for mid to long tenors
(Figure 3).
The liberalisation measure is expected to promote a more liquid onshore
IRS market which could lower the hedging cost for corporates and asset
managers in the medium to long term. Since the pilot programme in
November, onshore MYR IRS bid-ask spreads have tightened modestly
(Figure 4), although there is still room for improvements.
Based on the feedbacks we gathered, onshore bond investors are
generally allowed but rarely use IRS for hedging, partly because of 1)
wide bid-ask which sometimes means selling the bonds outright can be
more cost effective than hedging with IRS (except for PDS positions
which can be illiquid), and 2) a lack of sufficient liquidity depth to meet
the hedging need of investors with large bond positions.
Figure 1: Onshore MYR IRS Market (Monthly Volume, 3MMA) Figure 2: Onshore MYR IRS vs. NDIRS (Monthly Volume)
MYR'b NDIRS Onshore MYR IRS
MYR'b
35
180
30 160
140
25
120
20 100
80
15 60
40
10
20
5 -
Jul-15
Jul-20
Aug-17
Jan-13
Jun-13
Nov-13
Apr-14
May-16
Jan-18
Jun-18
Nov-18
Apr-19
Sep-14
Feb-15
Dec-15
Mar-17
Sep-19
Feb-20
Dec-20
Oct-16
Jun-18
Jun-12
Mar-13
Jun-13
Jun-14
Jun-15
Jun-16
Jun-17
Jun-19
Jun-20
Mar-12
Dec-15
Sep-12
Dec-12
Sep-13
Dec-13
Mar-14
Sep-14
Dec-14
Mar-15
Sep-15
Mar-16
Sep-16
Dec-16
Mar-17
Sep-17
Dec-17
Mar-18
Sep-18
Dec-18
Mar-19
Sep-19
Dec-19
Mar-20
Sep-20
Dec-20
Sources: BNM, Maybank KE Sources: BNM, Bloomberg, Maybank KE’s estimate
*3MMA = 3-month moving average *For illustration only. As IRS are traded OTC, the reporting of
transaction volumes may be incomplete.
Figure 3: Converging Onshore MYR IRS vs. NDIRS Curves Figure 4: Modestly Tighter Onshore MYR IRS Interbank Bid-
Since the Pilot Programme ask, Though Still Room for Improvement vs. NDIRS
0 0
0
Jan-Jul 2020 Aug-Oct 2020 Nov-Mar
(3 months before Pilot) (Since Pilot Programme)
Figure 5: Ringgit Bond and IRS Markets (Daily Average Figure 6: Distribution of IRS Transaction Volume by Tenor
Volume) (% of Total) - Estimate
MYR'b 50%
4.0 45%
3.5 40%
35%
3.0
30%
2.5
25%
2.0
20%
1.5
15%
1.0
10%
0.5
5%
- 0%
Onshore IRS MGS GII PDS ≤ 1y 2y-3y 4y-5y ≥ 5y
Sources: BNM, CEIC, Maybank KE’s estimate Sources: Bloomberg, Maybank KE’s estimate
*Based on trading volumes in 2020 *Estimated of transaction profile of offshore IRS market in 2020
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