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LCH.Clearnet confirms FX options clearing for 2011
Annual results confirm significant investment in developing clearing services for FX options
Dealers resigned to CCP competition in Asia
Gaining interest
Sponsored statement: LCH.Clearnet
Tested model proves the clear choice in Europe and the US
CFTC urged to raise bar for CCP stress tests
Market participants say CFTC proposals should be more detailed, more prescriptive
CLS considers membership category for CCPs
"Allowing CCPs to settle FX trades bilaterally would reintroduce Herstatt risk, so it would certainly be preferable to have CCPs become either direct or third-party members of CLS," says LCH.Clearnet executive
Nasdaq OMX to launch Nordic swap CCP
Stockholm-based service already has Swedish debt office on board. Launch planned for second half of 2011
New chief executive at LCH.Clearnet
Ian Axe moves from BarCap to head clearing house group
A clash over CCP membership
Caps in hand?
LCH.Clearnet 'shocked' at Dodd-Frank capital requirement
Firm might not be able to live with 99% reduction in minimum capital requirement under Dodd-Frank Act, says chief executive
CFTC proposal sparks scrap over CCP membership
CFTC proposal sparks row over CCP membership
The debate over CCP central bank liquidity
The liquidity access debate
Risk awards 2011
Risk awards 2011
Clearing house of the year: LCH.Clearnet
Risk awards 2011
LCH.Clearnet poised to announce FX options venture
Clearer will extend coverage to third asset class in 2011, with support from 13 banks
CCP turf war simmers as OTC regulations head to the European Parliament
CCP turf war simmers as OTC regs head to European Parliament
CFTC heeds buy-side demands for increased margin protection
The price you pay
Concern over scarcity of high-quality assets forces CCPs to broaden eligible collateral
Ice Clear Europe accepts gold for margin, while LCH.Clearnet is also working on extending eligible collateral
Risk USA: Futures clearing model not secure, says Prager
Futures clearing model less secure for over-the-counter derivatives than bilateral trading, says BlackRock trading head
Dealer concern over proposed change to client margin segregation
Ice Trust estimates it might have to increase initial margin by 63% to cover risk.
Pension funds worried about CCP margin
Margin hunters
Buy-side favours low-cost clearing, says UBS
Findings of UBS equity analysts stoke fears of race to the bottom among over-the-counter derivatives clearing firms
Let CCPs compete, Isda conference told
Competing for business will not fatally undermine derivatives clearing – as long as the system is well regulated, speakers claim