Default fund contribution
LCH SA’s default funds hit record highs
CCP’s own contributions account for less than 1% across three clearing services
OCC skin in the game down by nearly a third
Hike in capital expenditures and tax payments drives decrease
CFTC’s clearing house recovery rule splits industry
Some fear CCPs will fast-track recovery, others say any rule book will be ignored in emergency
At Eurex, default fund grows 45% to record size
Market volatility and current interest rates level behind increase in Q2
Members’ contributions to MBSD’s default fund up 11%
CCP’s skin in the game also up slightly, pushing aggregate amount to highest since Q1 2022
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
Strong dollar pushes ANZ’s CVA charges up 57%
Risk-weighted assets rose A$1.4 billion in three months; biggest quarterly increase since mid-2019
Banks raise concerns over Macquarie concentration risk at ASX
Exit of Bell Potter exacerbates shortage of clearing capacity in Australia’s energy market
LME most battered in BoE’s stress test
Clearing house close to depleting default fund under toughest credit stress scenario
Late EU clearing house recognition spooks dealers
Bank capital requirements on exposures to affected foreign CCPs could jump after June 28 deadline
Back in time: a brief history of LME’s nickel meltdown
As prices went haywire, margin remained frozen and calls to suspend trading were rejected
HSBC, StanChart face capital hit on cleared renminbi trades
Lack of UK recognition for Shanghai Clearing House could prompt banks to reduce exposures
Members of CME’s F&O unit added $950m to default fund in Q4
Market volatility triggered a $3.4bn peak initial margin call on one day during the last quarter of 2021
Ice Clear Europe hit by $1.03bn margin breach
The CCP’s futures and options division reported its second largest IM breach ever in Q4, as energy prices skyrocketed
OCC member default fund contributions jump 8%
CCP’s skin in the game fell slightly in Q4, making up 1.8% of the prefunded total
Clearing house of the year: OCC
Risk Awards 2022: Risk management reforms help clearing house weather meme stock volatility
NSCC hit by $1.06bn margin breach
In total, the DTCC division reported 96 margin breaches at end-March 2021
No clearing sweeteners for European SSAs, argue dealers
As public entities eye CCP membership, dealers warn of heightened risk exposure from support waivers
Initial margin at Ice CCPs surged over 2020
Required IM at Ice Clear US increased 42% year on year
Eurex switches default fund calculation
As whipsawing markets see contributions balloon, CCP will now base charges on stress loss method
At CME, required IM increased over one-third in 2020
IM for futures and options hit $152.3 billion at end-December
Skin in the game of top CCPs varies
The average default fund has less than 4% of total resources contributed by the host CCP itself
JSCC increases skin in the game after merger
CCP added ¥2.4 billion to cover commodities contracts
Initial margin at the OCC leapt 20% in Q3
Cleared options contract volumes hit 1.9 billion in Q3