Eurex Clearing
OCC seeks leverage ratio relief as liquidity shrinks
85% of CCP’s volumes now short contracts on 20 biggest names, claims risk chief
Banks calm on Eurex-LCH basis volatility
Past basis blowouts prepared banks for movements, say traders
CCP chiefs warn on clearing provision capacity
Ice and LCH question whether direct buy-side clearing models can alleviate capital crunch
Eurex tees up OTC forex clearing with CLS
Net settlement at CLS could slash liquidity risks for CCPs clearing OTC forex contracts
Huge Brexit margin calls stoke intra-day funding fears
Calls on June 24 may have topped $40 billion; critics urge regulators to review episode
CCPs defend direct clearing models for the buy side
FCMs unsure if direct margin posting will deliver capital savings
SGX to charge negative interest to clearing members
Excess euro and yen cash deposits expected to generate 20–40bp charge
Eurex faces questions on savings from buy-side clearing
CCP rebuffs argument that direct membership model will add to risk
Eurex describes its new ISA Direct platform
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Banks pushing Eurex to allow hedge funds into cleared repo
Prime brokers proposing to guarantee the performance of clients’ trades
Eurex margin flaws claimed in Swedish bank collapse case
CCP failed to properly capture vega, strike and wing risk, expert report claims
US end-users risk tax hit in move to daily settled swaps
Changing treatment of variation margin could benefit banks, but hurt clients
US regulators told to expect VM status change
Fed, FDIC and OCC told daily settlement of swaps will cut required capital
Collateral or settlement: capital cut rests on role of VM
Questions about status of variation margin are more than semantics
Swaps CCPs hope to slash capital via margin change
Treating margin as settlement could cut leverage – CME, Eurex, Ice, LCH.Clearnet all seeking approval
Eurex and LCH reject one-day margin regime for futures
Decision on whether to copy US rules still in the balance, says Esma
Buy side mulls new Eurex direct clearing model
Agency-style arrangement may cut clearing costs, but regulators wary
CCP stress-test rifts emerge as review gets underway
Banks, clearing houses and regulators all divided on question of standardised tests
European Repo Council chair threatens to call in EC over settlement times
De Vidts’ impartiality questioned due to dual Clearstream role
Basel III transforming securities lending market
New entrants respond to challenges facing primes and lenders
CME and LCH.Clearnet prep buy-side repo clearing
New clearing services could offer cross-margining benefits
New frontloading threshold stirs up MEPs
"Hard to see" how plans honour EC pledge to avoid harm, says Swinburne
LCH rebuffs fears of NDF clearing crunch
ForexClear the only CCP currently authorised to clear NDFs
Industry confronts hard choices in CCP recovery debate
CCPs have ways to boost financial strength – none straightforward