Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC)
JSCC default funds shrink $1.7 billion in Q1
The CCP reported 281 clearing members at end-March
Top CCPs add $79 billion to liquidity pool in 2018
Clearing houses placed more cash with commercial banks than in 2017
Clearing members inject $2.5bn to JSCC default funds in 2018
Higher contributions likely reflect increased exposures at the CCP
DTCC, Ice Clear Europe lead top CCPs in boosting liquidity buffers
CCPs added $20.8 billion to their liquidity buffers in the third quarter of 2018
Swaps data: volumes up amid volatility
Data shows strong growth in cleared OTC derivative volumes in second half of 2018, says Amir Khwaja
JSCC bond unit reports 26 margin breaches in Q3
JGB turmoil, heightened activity may have caught clearing members off-balance
Margin model revamp should top 2019 agenda for Asian CCPs
As rates rise and trade tensions grow, CCPs must be prepared for higher volatility
Clearing houses in Asia to overhaul creaking margin models
Fears of Nasdaq-style failures spur rethink of margining practices at HKEx, JSCC, SGX
Top 10 CCPs plump liquidity buffers by $20 billion
Increase driven by higher secured deposits at commercial banks and expansion of credit lines
Giancarlo speech drives LCH-JSCC basis fall
CFTC chief backs US swap clearing on foreign CCPs, sparking 46% move in basis
CCPs build their liquidity buffers
$26 billion increase in deposits entrusted to commercial banks
A real-life stress test for CCP margin
Thanks to standardised reporting, we can track how clearing houses’ risk profiles have changed over time
JSCC reinforces default funds
Member firm contributions swell ¥135.5 billion across derivatives clearing services
CCPs incur fewer margin breaches in 2017
LCH Ltd reports 399 fewer breaches than in 2016; DTCC 156
Liquidity resources vary across CCPs
Eurex, Ice Clear Credit, LCH SA most dependent on cash deposited at central banks
Vol virus: how a CCP basis leapt from swaps to swaptions
A clearing house basis has opened up between JSCC and LCH on yen swaptions – despite neither clearing the product
LCH-JSCC basis drops as hedge funds arrive
Capula and Rokos Capital among funds to have gained access to JSCC in recent months
JSCC margin changes ease Japan interest rate pain
Negative rates prompted switch in the CCP’s margin calculation model for interest rate swaps
Swaps data: breaking down CCPs’ $750 billion funding bill
Amir Khwaja of Clarus FT considers how initial margin, variation margin and default fund contributions can quickly add up
Swaps data: the monopoly effect in clearing
There are only a handful of products where clearing volumes are evenly split between rivals
Taper talk drives wild swings in JSCC-LCH basis
Difference between pay-fixed yen swap rates at LCH and JSCC neared 16bp before falling 30% last week
Swaps data: CCP and Sef volumes still growing
First three quarters show strong growth in interest rate swaps, forex NDFs and index CDSs