Margin
Pension funds weigh corporate bonds as margin for gilt repo
Stung by disastrous losses during last year’s LDI squeeze, funds consider greater range of collateral on gilt repo
Like your CSA dirty? It’ll cost more
Buy-side firms have to pay up if they want to post corporate bonds to their dealers, but prices vary
LCH Ltd’s RepoClear margin model gets a makeover
Changes aim to make margin models for gilt repo more sensitive to market moves
Sovereign bonds top choice for IM collateral
Drive towards higher interest-earning assets strongest at CME and LCH among top CCPs
Ice Credit makes biggest IM call since early pandemic
Aggregate peak calls were 17% higher in Q1 than previous quarter across 25 clearing houses
Initial margin hits all-time high at two LCH services
Despite initial margin spike, breaches at SwapClear climb to nearly 19,000
Initial margin breaches surge at JSCC government bonds division
Sharp interest rate fluctuations triggers largest backtesting deficiency on record
Regulatory confusion clouds first annual IM recalculation
Firms dropping out of scope may need to continue posting non-cleared margin in some jurisdictions
Liquidity risk hits record high at CME
Heightened market volatility in Q1 pushes F&O’s worst-case payment obligation up 13%
FICC’s liquidity pool $3.8bn short of payment obligation
Clearing unit for MBSs incurred first shortfall on record in January
Simm’s first off-cycle rejig hits non-cleared rates
Recalibration lifts initial margin for some products by 37% after year-end volatility forces update
Client margin for swaps hit all-time high in March
Wells Fargo, Goldman and BNP Paribas reach record figures, but overall trend driven by five big dealers
CCPs mull collateral options amid debt ceiling deadlock
Isda AGM: Raising haircuts and minimum maturities are among measures on the table to avoid a cliff-edge
Esma official calls for rethink of clearing incentives
Isda AGM: recent market events challenge some of the assumptions on mandatory clearing, says Löber
Why KfW revived an old idea for cross-currency collateral
Transport currency concept re-emerges at SwapAgent, but dealers warn of hidden FX risks
Initial margin at OCC declined over Q4
Calmer markets triggered downward revision as requirements drop $30bn
JSCC and the future of clearing and settling yen-denominated trades
The Japanese Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC) explores how market participants can benefit from a wide array of yen products while accessing robust risk and margin management frameworks with a high level of transparency
Nasdaq exec criticises VAR models in erratic energy markets
FIA Boca 2023: Model being adopted by rivals is “bad choice” for unpredictable assets, says exchange tech official
Soft inflation print triggers initial margin breaches at FICC
Clearing units for MBSs and government securities hit by backtesting deficiencies as coverage levels dip
EU snub to clearing carve-out hurts optimisation efforts
Forcing firms to clear risk-reducing trades would squeeze collateral and potentially hike liquidity risk, dealers warn
OTC share of EU gas derivatives surges to 25%
Energy price cap may supercharge flight from ETDs and affect CCPs’ ability to manage risks, Esma warns
RepoClear’s concentration risks see highest rate of increase
LCH's cash bond and repo trade-clearing service has steepest slope of IM and open positions over 2016–22
CCPs’ largest members account for almost half IM
Analysis of 30 clearing services shows wide dispersion in concentration risk – with LCH and JSCC leading the pack
NSCC and OCC to enhance co-operation on large cash calls
New deal would improve management of options expiries, but will stop short of cross-margining