LCH EquityClear goes live with cash equities VaR margin model
The new VaR risk methodology will be applied across 12 regulated markets and multilateral trading facilities.
The new VaR risk methodology will be applied across 12 regulated markets and multilateral trading facilities.
Lack of equivalence between the UK and Europe post-Brexit saw a huge chunk of derivatives trading move to the US, however, proposed upcoming regulatory changes have the potential to push some of that liquidity back across the pond.
The past week saw appointments from ASX, JonesTrading, LCH, DNB Asset Management, Tourmaline Partners, DWS Group and Kepler Cheuvreux.
Post-trade veteran who had held roles with JP Morgan, Soc Gen and Citi departs from role at LCH.
The hedge fund executed its first trade on the FX clearing service with Citi acting as the clearing broker.
SwapClear, ForexClear and SwapAgent all saw record volumes at the start of this year.
Executives from LCH, SIX, EuroCCP and Eurex populated a panel at the PostTrade 360 event in Stockholm last week to discuss the current state of affairs in the UK and European clearing markets.
As part of the launch, BNP Paribas and JP Morgan become the first banks to provide client clearing of credit index options through CDSClear.
Regulators confirmed plans earlier this year to consult on the potential extension of a select few CCPs until the end of June 2025.
Follows the London Stock Exchange Group’s move to halt VTB Capital’s trading membership on 27 February.