Ted Basta

Executive Vice President of Market Analytics & Investor Strategy
(212) 880-3005

As head of our market analytics team, Ted oversees the entirety of LSTA’s analytical and reporting initiatives, all of which enhance market visibility, transparency and liquidity. He also manages key strategic products and partnerships for the Association, including secondary trading and settlement data initiatives, the LSTA/LSEG Mark-to-Market pricing service and the Morningstar/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index. His expansive role here also includes organizing LSTA’s global investor conferences, running its shift date process and overseeing LSTA.org.

Previously Ted was vice president and director of Global Pricing with Loan Pricing Corporation (LPC), where he managed the LSTA/LPC Mark-to-Market pricing service (now the LSTA/LSEG service). During his time there, he was instrumental in driving new product development and secondary market analytics.

A frequent speaker and author on the secondary loan market, Ted received his MBA from the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College and his B.A. in Accounting from Long Island University.

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Committee and working group involvement

Mark-to-Market (MTM) Pricing Committee

Ensuring accuracy in mark-to-market pricing
Role: Project Manager

Private Credit Valuations Working Group

Collaborating to Identify and Address Private Corporate Credit Valuation Practices.
Role: Project Manager

Recent publications

Review the supporting performance data, in these charts, for our BSL Market Monthly analyses of secondary loan market trends and issues.
Please find the latest daily pricing file.
Please find the latest daily index file.
The LSTA’s Market Analysis & Data team has posted the month-end LSTA/LSEG LPC Mark-to-Market (MTM) Pricing File.
While LSTA secondary loan trading volume fell 18% in 2Q26, 1H26 activity represented a record high $526B. For more insights, check out this month's analysis.
This academic evaluation examined how volatility, supply-demand dynamics and settlement times has impacted market liquidity levels. Presented by: Ted Basta, Executive Vice President of Market Analytics & Investor Strategy, LSTA...
This academic evaluation examined how volatility, supply-demand dynamics and settlement times has impacted market liquidity levels. Presented by: Ted Basta, Executive Vice President of Market Analytics & Investor Strategy, LSTA...
Secondary loan trading volume declined 18% in 2Q 2026, as volatility subsided. Download the latest trade data study.
Explore historical monthly secondary loan trading volumes, price levels, liquidity metrics, and settlement statistics...
A renewed software selloff and risk-averse investor sentiment drove broadly syndicated loan (BSL) returns to a four-month low of 0.08% in June, per the Morningstar LSTA Leveraged Loan Index (LLI). For more details and insights, check out this month's analysis.

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