Contagion can spread via cross-asset links, ECB study shows

Research throws more light on the hidden risks of central clearing

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Financial stress can move between central counterparties, clearing members and their clients more widely than previously thought, recent research suggests.

A study by two European Central Bank (ECB) market infrastructure specialists uses network theory to build a picture of the complex latticework of links between derivatives clearing participants in the eurozone. The research echoes the findings of earlier work in showing a concentration of risk among a few members.

But it also reveals fresh

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