Clearing
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
Clearing members welcome JSCC initial margin reforms
Stress loss add-ons touted as path to ensure defaulter pays and default fund contributions shrink
SGX-DC’s prefunded resources short of stressed losses 37 days in Q2
Latest round of shorftalls linked to double-member default lay bare lack of Cover 2 requirement
Estimated stress losses at CME, Eurex and LCH surge to record high
Latest projections likely behind increases in contributions to CCPs’ default funds in Q2
UBS Americas’ clearing rate dips post Credit Suisse integration
US arm of Swiss bank cleared $47bn in notionals in the second quarter, the lowest since end-2021
IM and default funds drive big variance in EU bank CCP exposures
BNP Paribas accounts for 55% of top dealers’ €126 billion exposures
Required swaps margin surged at three US FCMs in volatile August
Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and BofA hoovered up $5.5bn in client margin over first half of last month
Fed’s Basel III rollback gives clearing units a capital break
Client-cleared trades will be exempt from CVA charges and G-Sib surcharge calculations, says Barr
DTCC ‘will prevail’ in UST clearing, says CME’s Duffy
CME boss says LCH-FMX cross-margining deal could face obstacles, and acknowledges difficulties at BrokerTec
FICC captures record share of US MMF repos
Fed facility sees continued outflows as funds redirect assets
The standoff over separate account margining
CFTC issues sixth extension of no-action relief as long-awaited final rule stalls
CME, Ice tread nuanced path to US Treasury clearing
CME floats “hybrid” model, Ice commits to agent clearing, while LCH is yet to reveal its hand
Correlation breakdowns, spread positions and central counterparty margin models
The authors investigate correlation behavior during adverse market conditions and the potential impact on CCP margins, finding that such breakdowns appear to be more common than expected.
Citi, Barclays raise FCM target residual interest 28% in June
Backstop funds also marginally up as a proportion of required customer funds
Marex plots interest rate clearing push
UK broker is live on LCH and plans to be a “day one” clearing member on FMX
Eurex default fund reshuffle leaves members frustrated
Clearing members say concentration margin add-ons would be fairer than buffer on all portfolios
CME, FICC in talks to expand cross-margining to client accounts
New rules and account structures will be needed to allow cross-margining by non-members
Margin calls jumped threefold as global markets sold off
FCMs claim no client defaults, but episode revives complaints of procyclical margining
Barclays overtakes BofA on client margin for swaps
July figures make FCM fifth-largest by total margin in the US
Déjà vu for common domain model
Piecemeal progress on ambitious derivatives data standard raises questions over business case
Six CCPs fail to cover concentration risk in Esma stress test
Largest shortfalls modelled in commodity derivatives segment, led by Ice Clear Europe ECC
CME launches term SOFR curve as clearing talks ebb
Give-and-get pricing tool addresses pressing transparency need in $2.5 trillion swaps market
DCOs show resilience beyond key default thresholds – CFTC
Reverse stress test reveals clearing houses remain resilient under low to moderate market shocks
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