US vs EU CCP scrap may be settled by margin study

Isda AGM: CFTC and EC analysis aims to end wrangle over merits of 1-day and 2-day margin rules

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MEP Kay Swinburne
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European and US regulators are in the final stages of a risk assessment to determine the relative cost to market participants of clearing futures under the EU's two-day net margin requirement and the one-day gross margin approach in place in the US. That difference has been the sticking point in a drawn-out fight between the jurisdictions, which has prevented CME Group being authorised by European regulators.

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