CCP
WHAT IS THIS? A central counterparty (CCP) manages default risk by collecting initial and variation margin from both parties to a trade. Spill-over losses are absorbed via a default fund to which all members contribute – introducing a degree of mutualised risk – and by the CCP’s own capital. The concept is an old one that was extended to over-the-counter derivatives in the aftermath of the financial crisis.
Cleared swaps grow 10 times faster than bilateral at HSBC
Total derivatives notionals up 25% year-on-year
Regulators to scrutinise CCP default auctions
CPMI-Iosco preps discussion paper as banks warn further guidance needed after Nasdaq default
A rush on Libor fallbacks to head off holdouts
Concerns that valuation changes will scare some off adoption may be accelerating Isda timeline
LCH plans 2020 switch to SOFR discounting
Users opt for one-step switch to new US dollar regime, as long as CCP cooks up compensation scheme
Margin or membership? Regulators react to Nasdaq default
Six supervisors – from Bafin to the MAS – downplay idea of mandatory increase in futures MPOR
SOFR, so bad: liquidity lags transition ambitions
Thin current trading may lead to poor fallback choices, and dim SOFR’s appeal ahead of Libor’s death
Eurex Clearing names new CRO
CCP’s risk analytics head will replace Laux in July
FICC takes firm grip of US repo market
Central counterparty wrangled more money market repo cash than banks did by end-2018
DTCC, Ice Clear Europe lead top CCPs in boosting liquidity buffers
CCPs added $20.8 billion to their liquidity buffers in the third quarter of 2018
Ice Clear Europe posts $1.2bn margin breach in Q3
In total, 55 margin breaches reported at end-September 2018
BIS slams Nasdaq Clearing for risk management failures
Clearing member says it is giving notice to quit bourse, citing concerns over concentration of risk on venue
Reducing margin procyclicality at central counterparties
This paper studies the effect of less procyclical margin models on cleared volumes and risk taking in a stylized CCP.
The centrally cleared interest rate derivatives market: how are clients changing the risk perspective?
This paper analyzes counterparty relationships within both direct (house) and client clearing in the interest rate derivatives market in the European Union.
Margin model revamp should top 2019 agenda for Asian CCPs
As rates rise and trade tensions grow, CCPs must be prepared for higher volatility
Clearing houses urge CFTC to act on non-default losses
US clearing members divided on whether NDLs are CCPs’ responsibility or a mutual risk
Lower margin can fuel procyclicality in CCPs – research
Efforts to prevent ‘margin spiral’ during stress could encourage more risk-taking, paper argues
Banks warned on holes in EU’s proposed Brexit relief
Potential EC, French and German no-deal relief is expected to be short-lived and incomplete
CME abandons buy-side direct clearing initiative
CCP shutters plan after feedback from regulators and market participants
The distribution of clearing members’ risk exposure and how it matters
In this paper, the authors compare the data from three major clearing houses concerning tail losses and member concentration.
BlueCrest seeks direct membership at LCH’s SwapClear
Investment firm to make leap away from clearing broker reliance
Brace for more Nasdaq-like losses, HKEx CRO warns
Roland Chai says defaults more likely as global instability increases; CCPs should focus on auction processes
Ice changing margin model for move into options
CCP aims for Q1 2019 roll-out of new Monte Carlo-based methodology as it plans launch of index swaptions