CCPs
Nasdaq default came at time of mass margin breaches
CCP's clearing members incurred 49 margin breaches as of end-September
Ice Clear Europe posts $1.2bn margin breach in Q3
In total, 55 margin breaches reported at end-September 2018
CME trims default fund in Q3
Non-interest rate futures and options default fund reduces by $3.7 billion
JSCC bond unit reports 26 margin breaches in Q3
JGB turmoil, heightened activity may have caught clearing members off-balance
OCC default fund drops $5bn under new approach
Switch to stress-testing based approach triggers drop in required default resources
Top 10 CCPs plump liquidity buffers by $20 billion
Increase driven by higher secured deposits at commercial banks and expansion of credit lines
Eurex default fund swells to €4.5 billion
Second quarter saw the second-largest quarterly increase since the CCP began reporting in 2015
LCH units bolster liquidity buffers
Cash at central banks and with commercial banks higher in the second quarter
NSCC posts $137m margin breach
Securities CCP records largest margin shortfall since public disclosures began
FICC concentration risk ebbs
Open positions in government securities held by ten largest clearing members falls to 37%
OCC default fund shrinks $3 billion
Change reflects CCP's model methodology and calmer markets in Q2
OCC swells liquidity after reinforcing clearing fund
Further changes expected following September clearing fund revamp
CCPs build their liquidity buffers
$26 billion increase in deposits entrusted to commercial banks
Ice single-name clearing surge defies market trend
Ice Clear Credit open interest grows 31%
Ice Clear Europe had a top margin breach of $91 million in Q1
A total nine breaches are reported, averaging $14 million
OCC margin breaches spike in Q1
Peak exposure of $363 million in three months to March 31
CME reports two margin breaches in Q1
Shortfalls totalling $79 million were by far the largest for the CCP since public reporting started in 2015
Eurex rejigs liquidity portfolio
Half a billion euros placed with commercial banks at end-March
JSCC reinforces default funds
Member firm contributions swell ¥135.5 billion across derivatives clearing services
FICC liquidity facility swells to $36 billion
Capped contingent liquidity facility adjusts in response to heightened liquidity risk
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
Concentration of client positions rises at LCH
Over 75% of client positions handled by five largest clearing members at LCH Ltd
Over half of CDS contracts cleared – BIS
Non-cleared trades continue downward slide