Clearing members
US clearers move to dole out losses besides default
ICC wants members to chip in on investment and custodial losses; the OCC, on the whole op risk enchilada
Initial margin posted to LCH’s repo service tripled at end-June
Surge in required IM indicates explosion in repo demand
Two Ice clearing houses trim liquid assets
Ice Clear Europe and Ice Clear US both removed cash from commercial lenders in Q2
LCH SA members add €371m to cash, derivatives default fund
Funds for other clearing activities see quarter-on-quarter falls, in contrast
Ice’s European CDS clearing house adds €175m to default fund in Q2
In contrast, futures and options fund shrinks 6% quarter-on-quarter
On CCP oversight, US and EU may be closer than they appear
Competing proposals on foreign CCP oversight have more in common than recent rhetoric implies
LCH SA on the hook for €32bn if member defaults
Payment obligation, if realised, would wipe out 50% of CCP’s liquidity buffer
Central counterparties: magic relighting candles?
In this paper, the rules of selected major CCPs (LCH, CME, Eurex and ICE) are reviewed for both their end-of-waterfall procedures and the rights granted to clearing members in end-of-waterfall scenarios.
CME issued $1.8 billion VM call in Q2
Margin call was the fourth largest made by CME’s futures and options unit since disclosures began
Eurex Clearing reports sharp rise in default exposures
Clearing house’s peak same-day payment obligation rose to €5 billion in the second quarter
DTCC default fund contributions climb 15%
CCP had 270 clearing members at end-June
OCC reports 24% spike in default exposure
Clearing house’s peak same-day payment obligation rose to $5 billion in the second quarter
DTCC’s total liquidity pool shrank in Q2
Aggregate liquidity resources fall to $260 billion
Eurex Clearing members add €609m to default fund
Initial margin posted in Q2 soars 5%
CFTC’s equivalence plan divides clearing houses and clients
US end-users prefer alternative compliance, but foreign CCPs want exempt status
Ice, CME shore up clearing house recovery planning
Introduction of VMGH and tear-ups comes amid impasse over CCP recovery and resolution rules
FCA chief calls for EU to extend Brexit clearing exemption
Bailey also urges EU to grant equivalence determinations for UK trading venues
JSCC member default fund contributions fall to ¥676bn in Q2
Default fund contributions shrink 19%, but members’ initial margin payments climb
Span 2: a fine balance
Switching margin model means walking a tightrope of competing interests amid regulatory scrutiny
Clients demand access to CCP default auctions
“In a default, we are comfortable taking on risk and can move quickly,” says DRW’s Wilson
Citi’s swaps clearing unit boosts client margin by $2bn
The largest FCM accounts for 27.1% of all required client margin
FSB’s Domanski cool on bail-in debt for clearing houses
Global standard-setter says all clearing participants must be incentivised to manage risk
LCH tightens harness on market experts in defaults
CCP sets punctilious rules for loaned traders to be ready for defaults – or to pre-empt them
Swaps counterparties spooked by Emir position pairing
Stumble on voluntary position reporting could undermine push to reform ETD regime