Following the authorisation of NASDAQ OMX as the first EU-based CCP on 18 March 2014, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published information about Nasdaq OMX and the contracts it is authorised to clear. In accordance with the procedure laid out under Article 5(1) of EMIR, on 18 March 2014 ESMA was notified of NASDAQ OMX’s authorisation including the classes of OTC derivatives cleared by them.
More information via press release: http://www.esma.europa.eu/news/ESMA-publishes-list-authorised-CCPs-and-OTC-derivatives?t=326&o=home
