Margin
WGMR proposals raise procyclicality fears
Proposals on the margining of uncleared over-the-counter derivatives trades have been revised to dampen the potential liquid impact
Uncleared margin rules could hold back new CSA adoption
New proposals on the margining of uncleared derivatives trades could dampen take-up of the standard CSA
Swaps vs futures: OTC market speaks out
Swaps vs futures: OTC market speaks out
New standard CSA could be hurt by WGMR rules
Some dealers have started trading under the standard credit support annex, but a requirement in new uncleared margin rules could subject many trades to a haircut, potentially causing a re-think. By Matt Cameron and Nick Sawyer
Bloomberg may set up futures exchange
Trading venue looks to hedge its bets if it fails to close the margin gap between OTC swaps and futures
Extraterritoriality, uncleared margin and futurisation – Isda on OTC derivatives reform
The first clearing mandates came into force in the US on March 11, but there is still plenty of uncertainty about how certain parts of the new regulatory framework will function. In this roundtable discussion, Nick Sawyer talks to two senior board…
CFTC's Gensler defends swaps vs futures margin disparity
Forthcoming Sef rules will not address margin concerns raised by Bloomberg
Swap futures margins may be underestimating risk exposures
A difference in margin approach between swaps and futures may mean the latter are not assessed on their level of riskiness
New York Fed demands better management of FX risks
Greater use of capital and collateral to mitigate all risks relating to foreign exchange trading is crucial, warns head of financial market infrastructure at the New York Fed
ASX to use cross-margining efficiencies in battle for Australia clearing market
Australian domestic clearing house hoping to use lower margin costs as a means to win market share
Let swap platforms trade futures – Icap’s Spencer
Icap's chief executive says proposed derivatives rules are reinforcing exchange monopolies
Turning points: Jill Sommers, CFTC
As she prepares to leave the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Jill Sommers speaks to Alexander Osipovich about the battles over Dodd-Frank and the investigation into MF Global
‘Near-final’ margin rules to be issued within days, says Iosco chief
Secretary general of Iosco confirms that further work is needed to assess the economic impact of margin requirements for uncleared derivatives
MexDer: The Mexican swaps wave
The Mexican swaps wave
Sponsored video: Regulatory impact on collateral
New regulation will require more derivatives participants to post more collateral than ever before. In this video interview, David Little of Calypso discusses some of the implications
Margin for longer-dated uncleared FX would be unpopular, FSA official admits
While the idea behind a maturity threshold for forex collateral requirements makes sense to regulators, FSA speaker at FX Week Europe recognises the industry's opposition
Uncleared FX not necessarily more risky, says BoE’s Cross
Proposed rules could result in relatively vanilla forex products attracting disproportionate margin and capital requirements, says BoE FX division head
Uncleared margin rules threaten E&P hedging
Pushed to the margins
OTC Derivatives Clearing Summit Europe: Collateral squeeze is a danger, says buy-side panel
Buy-side firms argue new regulations will create a collateral squeeze – despite claims by a Bank of England official that the fears are overplayed
OTC Derivatives Clearing Summit Europe: CCP model secrecy is ‘wrong and unjustifiable’, says BoE official
CCPs should be required to make details of their models public, says the Bank of England’s payments and infrastructure division head
OTC Derivatives Clearing Summit Europe: No need to panic about collateral supply, says Bank of England
Isda estimates that mandatory clearing and margin could require the posting of up to $30 trillion of initial margin have been inflated, not least because of a likely exemption for forex swaps and forwards, according to a senior BoE official
SEC capital rules could stunt CDS client clearing
One bank claims to have stopped work on its CDS client clearing service in the US over SEC capital rules - and others share those concerns
Indirect clearing: The capital conundrum
Draft European Securities and Markets Authority rules on indirect clearing caused uproar when they appeared in June. The regulator removed the most controversial elements in its final text, but dealers are still in the dark about the capital treatment…
