Futures commission merchant (FCM)
Eurex seeks Hong Kong clearing licence
Bourse has Greater China in its sights after Japan and Singapore licences approved
RBS exits listed derivatives trading and clearing
Clients served eviction notices last week as bank moves to downsize NatWest Markets unit
Asia CCPs forced to hike margins rapidly during equities rout
Margins for Nikkei 225 futures more than doubled at JSCC in a matter of days
Oil price shock triggers big margin calls
Banks and exchanges worked through weekend in anticipation of oil collapse
FCMs clamour for formal rule on separate account margin
Costly compliance effort will be to no avail if CFTC relief expires in June 2021
FCMs’ required client margin up 29% in 2019
Citi still far and away the largest FCM
CCP defaults, Pillar 2 charges and robo-raters
The week on Risk.net, November 9–15, 2019
Morgan Stanley’s swaps clearing unit boosts client margin by $4.8bn
In total, FCMs see required client margin increase 18% quarter on quarter
CCPs dismiss bank, buy-side criticisms
CME, Ice bat away suggestions of flaws in clearing house risk management
CFTC refuses to budge on margin treatment of SMAs
Asset managers must agree new protocols for dealing with margin shortfalls in SMAs by September 2020
An old fight over margin protections rears its head
CFTC rules on margin and loss limits for separate accounts are being torn up for asset managers
A look under the hood of Span 2, CME’s new margin engine
VAR-based framework has new ways of netting contracts and setting volatility floors and more
Citi’s swaps clearing unit boosts client margin by $2bn
The largest FCM accounts for 27.1% of all required client margin
JP Morgan hoovers up $1.5bn of client margin in Q1
Total required client margin held by bank increases 13% quarter-on-quarter
SEC may allow wider cross-margining of single-name CDS
Banks want to cross-margin single-name CDS against options, indexes and cash products
Don’t fear the clearer
Wider use of CCPs not systemic threat – but participants do face hard-to-measure risks
Nasdaq auction failure ignites anti-clearing backlash
CCP members wary of illiquid risks
Citi grows US swaps margin share in 2018
Citi remains the largest FCM, with a 27.5% share of total required client margin
Brace for more Nasdaq-like losses, HKEx CRO warns
Roland Chai says defaults more likely as global instability increases; CCPs should focus on auction processes
Goldman's OTC client margin jumps
FCM client funds increase 36% year-on-year – the fastest growth among leading US clearers
SGX to exit swaps clearing business
Decision will leave some contracts without a CCP from next April
After Nasdaq, cracks appear in foundation of clearing
Default fund loss triggers debate on risk sharing, auction rules and ‘skin in the game’ at CCPs
EU clients face axe from UK CCPs
But Esma’s Maijoor offers lifeline, calling for continued access for EU members
CFTC’s cross-border clearing plan faces long haul
US clients warned not to expect access to foreign exempt CCPs for at least a year