Clearing
Marex leapfrogs three FCMs with record F&O margin
New clients, trading activity surge and higher margin rates drive increase at UK broker
CFTC’s Mersinger wants new rules for vertical silos
Republican commissioner shares Democrats’ concerns about combined FCMs and clearing houses
Republican SEC may focus on fixed income – Peirce
Commissioner also wants a revival of finders’ exemption, more guidance for UST clearing
The fundamental role of the repo market and central clearing
The authors evaluate different economic functions of repo contracts and offer a summary of the structure of government bond repo markets in core advanced economies.
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
UST repo clearing: considerations for ‘done-away’ implementation
Citi’s Mariam Rafi sets out the drivers for sponsored and agent clearing of Treasury repo and reverse repo
Gensler to stick to Treasury clearing timetable
SEC chief promises to keep up the pressure for done-away trades
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
CDS clearing rates hit 71% high around September iTraxx roll
CFTC data shows tilt away from bilateral settlement mainly in Europe-referencing instruments
SEC’s Peirce calls for US Treasury clearing delay
Risk Live: Current timeline impractical, commissioner warns; proposes task force to steer implementation
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%
LCH set to take CGBs as collateral
Asia Risk Congress: US dollar and euro CGBs confirmed for next year while CNY versions remain a goal
IM requirements at LCH ForexClear hit record high in Q2
Latest figures show a 32% increase quarter on quarter to $10.7bn