The Market Gears Up for SFTR
Although the regulation is in the offing, vendors are stepping up their game to offer reporting solutions….
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Total Return Futures Deliver Margin Efficiency and New Trading Opportunities for Buy and Sell Side
Futurization enables firms to take advantage of swaps without the heavy capital and margin requirements of an…
Firms Rush to Complete CSAs as Margin Requirements Phase In
After several delays, early deadlines for BCBS/IOSCO’s non-cleared margin requirements have now passed, but there is still…
Collateral Optimization Across the Books: A Focus on ETD Flow
Much attention lately has been focused on margin requirements for non-cleared derivatives, however market participants should also…
ISINs on the Horizon but not Without Debate
Industry participants are still fighting their identifier corner, but it may be too late to alter the…
CCP Clearing Evolution: It’s All About Direct Membership
Pioneering technology and post-trade derivatives OTC clearing utility, Sernova Financials Limited (Sernova) recently went live with its…
CFTC Staff Provides Relief Associated with Swap Trade Confirmations
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (DMO) today issued a no-action letter…
ISINs on the Horizon but not Without Debate
Industry participants are still fighting their identifier corner. We look at the continuing debate.
CFTC’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight Issues Time-Limited No-Action Transition for March 1, 2017 Compliance Date for Variation Margin and No-Action Relief from Minimum Transfer Amount Provisions
Time-limited no-action letter allows for a transition period to comply with new variation margin requirements The U.S….
LEI Uptake to Surge Under MiFID II
Under MiFID II, entities involved in European trades will be required to supply Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs)…