Despite hurdles, clearers map out forex ambitions

With a range of foreign exchange products expected to move towards clearing, several central counterparties are jockeying for a slice of the business. But regulation, technical obstacles and lacklustre demand from market participants are getting in their way. Ramya Jaidev reports

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Roger Rutherford

Foreign exchange dealers breathed a sigh of relief in April, when the US Treasury proposed to exempt foreign exchange swaps and forwards from the mandatory clearing requirement of the Dodd-Frank Act. Clearing houses might not have been quite as happy – according to the most recent Bank for International Settlements survey, the exempted instruments rack up average daily turnover of $2.3 billion, making them a potential money-spinner.

A similar exemption may follow in the European Union (EU)

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