Margin call
TMX backs down on blanket margin hike after members revolt
Canadian CCP will review methodology and apply margin multipliers at the product level
Uncleared margin – The changing needs of buy-side firms
Raf Pritchard, head of triResolve, discusses the initial margin calculation and collateralisation challenges for firms coming into scope under phases five and six of the uncleared margin rules
Asia CCPs forced to hike margins rapidly during equities rout
Margins for Nikkei 225 futures more than doubled at JSCC in a matter of days
Exchange shutdowns could trigger derivatives unwinds
Eight-day closure would invoke subjective valuation clauses; hedge disruption could cancel trades
Coronavirus rout revives attacks on futures margining
FCMs call for permanently higher margins following “unprecedented” number of breaches
Oil price shock triggers big margin calls
Banks and exchanges worked through weekend in anticipation of oil collapse
European CCPs home to 241 non-bank clearing members
Majority of non-financial counterparties are energy and power firms
At CME, required IM up 18% in Q3
Surge follows busy August and September for the swaps clearing business
SwapClear model update causes IM hike
Maximum aggregate IM call for Q3 was £3.7 billion
Initial margin – A regulatory bottleneck
With the recent announcement of an extended preparation period for those smaller entities needing to post initial margin under the uncleared margin rules, the new timetable could cause a bottleneck for firms busy repapering derivatives contracts linked…
JSCC issued ¥486bn VM call in Q3
Estimated largest payment obligation sized at ¥620 billion
JP Morgan turns to start-up to manage CME margin
Bank also weighing whether to bring its business at two other clearing houses on to Baton platform
The digitisation of legal negotiations and data
In partnership with Risk.net, specialists from AcadiaSoft, Linklaters, and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association weighed in on the digitisation of derivatives documentation for a virtual roundtable discussion. Recent innovations, aimed at…
CCPs dismiss bank, buy-side criticisms
CME, Ice bat away suggestions of flaws in clearing house risk management
LCH SA on the hook for €32bn if member defaults
Payment obligation, if realised, would wipe out 50% of CCP’s liquidity buffer
ETF strategies to manage market volatility
Money managers and institutional investors are re-evaluating investment strategies in the face of rapidly shifting market conditions. Consequently, selective genres of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are seeing robust growth in assets. Hong Kong Exchanges…
CME issued $1.8 billion VM call in Q2
Margin call was the fourth largest made by CME’s futures and options unit since disclosures began
Eurex Clearing reports sharp rise in default exposures
Clearing house’s peak same-day payment obligation rose to €5 billion in the second quarter
OCC reports 24% spike in default exposure
Clearing house’s peak same-day payment obligation rose to $5 billion in the second quarter
An old fight over margin protections rears its head
CFTC rules on margin and loss limits for separate accounts are being torn up for asset managers
Connectivity – Standards set to enhance collateral management
Regulatory changes in the over-the-counter derivatives space have seen firms scrambling to find solutions that will ensure they are prepared to manage the transition. As ever-larger transaction volumes place higher demands on firms’ transaction…
OCC on the hook for $4bn if member defaults
Clearing house’s liquidity resources hit $7.9 billion in Q1
Quadruple witching triggers $1.5bn VM call at CME Clearing
Peak VM call was 56% bigger than the one in Q4 2018
Eurex made €525m VM call in Q1
Margin call equivalent to 2% of CCP’s own liquidity resources