North America
CCIL leads CCPs with record margin calls
ECC calls most margin in five years ahead of first emissions auction
NSCC issues record $27.6bn margin call in Q2
Required IM hits all-time high as posted cash nearly doubles
Major US banks’ equity collateral surges to record $140bn
Stocks overtake Treasuries as fourth-largest OTC collateral type
DB USA’s cleared OTC notional surges eightfold in Q2
Revival of FCM propels Deutsche’s cleared OTC derivatives to fourth-largest among non-G-Sibs
Morgan Stanley FCM capital surges to record $26.7 billion
July’s $6 billion increase is largest in firm’s history, despite lower capital requirements
CBLR overhaul opens door to 348 more banks
Only 60 community banks still excluded from opting into leverage ratio-only requirements
More dealers enter OTC market – but are there enough?
Dealer Rankings 2026: Data shows bigger list of sell-side names in many markets; also suggests largest buy-side firms may be short of options
CME aims to offer client UST cross-margining internally in 2027
CCP has filed initial proposal with SEC; wants to offer more products than joint FICC programme
BofA’s Level 2 HQLAs triple in Q2
Less liquid assets make up highest share of buffer in three years
AmEx debuts with second-lowest unadjusted NSFR
Category II transition will likely reduce funding cushion from 2027
Options vanna positioning echoes 2024 vol spike, banks warn
Extreme negative position could exacerbate vol response in US equity selloff
Supersize me: top US houses grab bigger share of pie
Dealer Rankings 2026: For US funds and insurers, filings show more business going to five domestic dealers
Equity VAR at top US banks hits highest level since 2020
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan lead surge; Citi bucks trend with unusual negative reading
Top US banks’ secured funding outflows grow to record $1.6trn
Stressed cash outflows hit new highs at all eight G-Sibs in Q2
Cross-border credit to the US hits highest since 2008
Milestone of crossing a fifth of GDP represents culmination of decade-long trend
Cuts and points – how the Dealer Rankings work
Dealer Rankings 2026: We have a simple way to compare dealers. Sort of simple, anyway
How US dealers flipped the script in OTC trading
Dealer Rankings 2026: After years of creeping specialisation, buy-side filings show top US houses expanding across the board, and squeezing European rivals
Morgan Stanley joins Goldman below old 5% SLR threshold
Four US G-Sibs reach record-low ratios as leverage requirements ease
On buy side, equity index options tilted bullish in Q1
Counterparty Radar: Share of notional in short positions hit new low for US life insurers; mutual funds also reported smaller short books
Goldman gobbles up credit options
Counterparty Radar: Q1 surge comes as US mutual funds and life insurers pile into index CDSs
US buy side flocked to FX forwards and options in Q1
Counterparty Radar: Pimco led $187 billion rise in forwards notional among funds, while TIAA drove insurer activity