Clearing members
Options expiry triggers $4bn liquidity shortfall at NSCC
Second-largest simulated shortfall on record mitigated by extra liquidity deposit and OCC commitment
SEC leadership change puts Treasuries mandate under scrutiny
FICC clearing models approved, but critics think delay could revive prospects of done-away trading
Law firm of the year: Linklaters
Risk Awards 2025: Law firm’s work helped buttress markets for credit derivatives, clearing and digital assets
Marex leapfrogs three FCMs with record F&O margin
New clients, trading activity surge and higher margin rates drive increase at UK broker
Bank of England to review UK clearing rules
Broader collateral set and greater margin transparency could be adopted from Emir 3.0, but not active accounts requirement
CCPs’ skin in the game drops to historic low
Clearing members bear increasing load, analysis of 15 clearing houses shows
CFTC’s Mersinger wants new rules for vertical silos
Republican commissioner shares Democrats’ concerns about combined FCMs and clearing houses
More cleared repo sponsors join Eurex ahead of cross-margining
End of TLTROs for banks and pension fund search for liquidity management tools drives uptake
Clearing members rattled as CME approved to launch its own FCM
National Futures Association registration sharpens concerns about conflict of interest with CCP
CME files application for US Treasury and repo clearing
New entrant believes direct user access model will avoid accounting problem that hampers rival FICC
Clearing houses fear being classified as Dora third parties
As 2025 deadline looms, CCP and exchange members seek risk information that’s usually deemed confidential
US repo-clearing premium soared to post-pandemic high in Q3
Spread to non-cleared tri-party rates widened earlier and further than in previous quarters
BNY to launch ‘done away’ UST and repo clearing service
Service aims to offer collateral efficiencies for tri-party repo, and create much needed clearing capacity
Netting hurdles could decide the US Treasuries clearing race
Competing CCPs must resolve accounting and cross-margining obstacles to benefit from SEC mandate
EquityClear’s IM concentration hits record high
Membership dwindles as LCH SA continues to wind down service
UniCredit slashes CCP exposures by nearly 40% in a year
Lower exposures at default for exchange-traded derivatives the main driver behind overall drop
Fed relief plan for G-Sib agency clearing welcomed
Rollback may revive interest in European FCM model, as principal clearing still treated punitively
Accounting fix needed for done-away Treasury clearing – DTCC
Splitting UST execution and clearing “not viable” for clearing brokers under current regime
ASX member paid record $154m to cover dues in Q2
Single-member largest payment obligation beat 2015’s high by 40.8%
IM requirements at LCH ForexClear hit record high in Q2
Latest figures show a 32% increase quarter on quarter to $10.7bn
JPM’s EU arm outpaced bloc’s top dealers on OTC derivatives in 2023
A 30% surge in notionals coincided with a departure from central clearing