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Rule changes make it harder for small firms to use CCPs - Risk.net poll...
Esma's decision to make indirect clearing an optional service could leave smaller firms without clearing access, according to a poll of Risk.net readers
A re-reading of the CFTC's phase-in rules for central clearing is prompting alarm among buy- and sell-side firms
Growth in the use of biomass has led clearing houses to list derivatives referencing the organic fuel source, while some experimentation has also taken place within the over-the-counter markets. But these...
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Indirect clearing: The capital conundrum
Draft European Securities and Markets Authority rules on indirect clearing caused uproar when they appeared in June. The regulator removed the most controversial elements in its final text, but dealers are still in the dark about the capital treatment...
In-depth introduction: Interest rate swaps
On September 18, CME Group launched an interest rate swap futures contract for the second time – 10 years after its first attempt. The original product never took off, so what’s different this time? Well, everything. Back in 2002, the CME’s pitch...
Standard docs may not prevent clearing contract crunch
A lack of standard documentation has held up the growth of client clearing, so the launch of a new Futures Industry Association-International Swaps and Derivatives Association contract should speed things up – but it’s not a panacea. Lukas Becker...
Client clearing: Soaring volumes disguise scary workload
After three years of work, client clearing volumes have started to rocket in recent months – but it may not be enough to avoid a last-minute stampede. Tom Newton reports
Gazprom Marketing & Trading: Powering up for clearing
Gazprom's UK-based trading subsidiary is hoping not to be hit by a clearing requirement - but has been doing its sums just in case, the company's treasurer, Michael Kawski, tells Lukas Becker
Final Esma clearing rules too rigid, CCPs say
Regulator has not given clearing houses enough freedom to calculate margin requirements, critics say - and Europe's CCPs may have to charge more for futures than their US rivals
Energy Risk Europe: EC official questions energy industry estimates...
Recent industry estimates of the cost of clearing are met with scepticism during a roundtable discussion at Energy Risk Europe
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