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Nicholas Godec

Senior Director,​ Head of Fixed Income Tradables & Commodities, S&P Dow Jones Indices

Nick Godec is Head of Fixed Income Tradables & Commodities at S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI). With extensive fixed income and credit market index experience, Nick leads S&P DJI’s global fixed income tradables business, covering key investable indices in the global bond markets. Key tradable indices he covers include the CDX and iTraxx indices and CMBX, as well as tradable use cases of iBoxx indices, such as Standardized iBoxx Total Return Swaps and futures. Nick also oversees the global commodities business, including flagship indices like the GSCI, DJCI and Global Carbon Index. He regularly publishes commentaries and white papers and speaks at industry conferences on key developments across global financial markets.
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Mar 11, 2025

Private Credit vs. Public Debt and Traditional Financing

The private credit market has grown significantly, becoming a key component of the global financial landscape. Traditional banks have tightened lending practices due to increased regulatory scrutiny and risk aversion following the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. In response, private credit has emerged as an alternative for businesses facing challenges in securing financing from traditional sources….

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Jan 27, 2025

2024 Open Interest Increase in iBoxx-Linked Futures

In 2024, open interest in futures tracking the iBoxx iShares $ High Yield Corporate Bond Index and iBoxx iShares $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index rose considerably. Open interest in futures referencing the iBoxx $ Liquid Emerging Markets Sovereigns & Sub-Sovereigns Index also increased following its June 17, 2024, launch. For the iBoxx iShares $…

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Dec 2, 2024

Evaluating Private Markets with Benchmarks

Collectively, private markets make up one of the fastest-growing market segments, but they have historically been characterized by opacity and inaccessibility. This is changing, thanks in part to evolving private market benchmarks that focus on strategy-specific performance. In our first blog, we summarized the performance of a collection of private market benchmarks. In this blog,…

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