Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)
Volatile Q2 reshapes margin composition at top CCPs
JSCC introduces new cash collateral method, CME sees gold hit record high
OCC payment obligations hit record in Q1
Liquid resources up 6.5% as liquidity risk grows to new highs
People: CFTC in exit spree, new NatWest Markets CRO, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Tariff whiplash fuels clearing volumes at major CCPs
Record OCC volumes and strong gains at CME and Eurex mark April’s tariff-driven trading spike
Academics call for tenfold jump in CCP capital cover
New framework finds mono-layer clearing houses may require biggest skin-in-the-game
OCC’s security chief on generative AI with guardrails
Clearing house looks to scale technology across risk and data operations – but safety is still the watchword
CCP default funds 35% larger than on eve of pandemic
Sixteen out of 25 clearing services had bigger buffers heading into the recent tariff turmoil compared to Q4 2019
OCC’s equity-based IM hit record 91% heading into 2025
CCP’s margin base leant further into equities ahead of market turmoil
Liquidity risk spikes at CME and OCC
CCPs revised estimated worst-case payment obligation to highest levels on record in Q4