U.S. Corporate Bond Volume
Daily TRACE trading activity for investment grade and high yield, from
FINRA Bond Market Activity.
History: 2018-01-22 to 2026-08-28
12,960 daily rows
Updated: 2026-08-30 19:58
Trading Volume
Investment grade versus high yield.
| Series | Average | Latest period | Periods |
|---|
Data Coverage
What is actually stored, so the history can be checked for gaps.
| Grade | Rows | First | Last |
|---|
| High Yield | 6,480 | 2018-01-22 | 2026-08-28 |
| Investment Grade | 6,480 | 2018-01-22 | 2026-08-28 |
Trading days per year
| Year | Days with data |
|---|
| 2018 | 235 |
| 2019 | 252 |
| 2020 | 253 |
| 2021 | 252 |
| 2022 | 251 |
| 2023 | 250 |
| 2024 | 252 |
| 2025 | 251 |
| 2026 | 165 |
FINRA row labels and how each is mapped
| dataTypeDescription | Rows | Mapped to |
|---|
Unchanged |
6,480 |
not mapped |
Total Issues Traded |
6,480 |
issues_traded |
Dollar Volume |
6,480 |
dollar_volume |
Declines |
6,480 |
not mapped |
Advances |
6,480 |
not mapped |
52 Week Low |
6,480 |
not mapped |
52 Week High |
6,480 |
not mapped |
Bond types present, and missing values
| bondType | Raw rows |
|---|
CORP | 15,127 |
AGENCY | 15,120 |
CORP_144A | 15,113 |
| Grade | Missing dollar volume | Missing issues traded |
|---|
| High Yield | 0 | 0 |
| Investment Grade | 0 | 0 |
Source: FINRA TRACE corporate bond market activity aggregates, investment grade and high yield only.
Raw API rows are kept alongside the tidy table, so the derivation can be rebuilt without re-downloading.
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