Clearing
Sovereign bonds top choice for IM collateral
Drive towards higher interest-earning assets strongest at CME and LCH among top CCPs
US G-Sibs’ OTC derivatives hit record $243 trillion
JP Morgan leads US dealers in boosting notional amounts during volatile first quarter
RepoClear’s default fund halves in Q1
Elevated initial margin allows LCH service to scale back second line of defence to lowest point on record
CME in talks to clear term SOFR basis swaps
US clearing house has held discussions with some dealers about clearing term SOFR-SOFR packages
Ice Credit makes biggest IM call since early pandemic
Aggregate peak calls were 17% higher in Q1 than previous quarter across 25 clearing houses
Initial margin hits all-time high at two LCH services
Despite initial margin spike, breaches at SwapClear climb to nearly 19,000
NSCC member received record $42bn cash call in Q1
Largest payment obligation was 22% larger than previous quarter
The battle to stop energy markets boiling over
European CCPs and supervisors join call for changes to mitigate any repeat of last year’s crisis
Trading volume surged at ABN Amro and BNPP in 2022
Banks’ role in secondary market intermediation continues to grow as Deutsche retreats, G-Sib indicators show
Esma calls for enhanced disclosures in OTC energy markets
LME has already mandated more information on non-cleared positions to help foresee market shocks
Initial margin breaches surge at JSCC government bonds division
Sharp interest rate fluctuations triggers largest backtesting deficiency on record
EU active account rule may impose costly CCP basis
Buy-siders say end-users could be forced into volatile Eurex/LCH basis at the worst time under EU proposals
Peak IM call hits record $4.8bn at FICC’s GSD
Required IM also rose to all-time high during volatile Q1
DisConnect: no deluge of demand for onshore CNY swaps – yet
Despite modest uptake, new onshore swaps on China’s Swap Connect could outdo non-deliverable IRSs, say dealers
Liquidity risk hits record high at CME
Heightened market volatility in Q1 pushes F&O’s worst-case payment obligation up 13%
Top EU banks’ OTC derivatives climbed 12% in 2022
All but two dealers report higher notional amounts, led by Crédit Agricole
FICC’s liquidity pool $3.8bn short of payment obligation
Clearing unit for MBSs incurred first shortfall on record in January
Swap Connect shines light on US client clearing hurdles
New scheme may intensify calls for CFTC to reassess its exempt DCO limitations
Eurex scrambles to avert Treasury collateral ban on US default
Current policy prevents CCP from selectively excluding eligible collateral
Regional banks face soaring term SOFR spreads
Bid/offers hit 10bp as dealers price counterparty risk into non-cleared Libor transition trades
Eurex clearing chief calls for active account carve-outs
Isda AGM: Müller says EU clearing thresholds should exempt market-making and US client trades
CCPs mull collateral options amid debt ceiling deadlock
Isda AGM: Raising haircuts and minimum maturities are among measures on the table to avoid a cliff-edge
EU’s gas price caps could ‘kill’ the market, Ice official warns
Isda AGM: Price controls discourage investment and undermine market confidence, Edmonds says
Esma official calls for rethink of clearing incentives
Isda AGM: recent market events challenge some of the assumptions on mandatory clearing, says Löber