Capital archive
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For some equity index futures, initial margin requirements have doubled in 2020
It is not unusual for clearinghouses to increase initial margin requirements during periods of market stress. But the turmoil that took place in March, when equity markets crashed and then rebounded in an exceptionally short period of time, prompted a rapid increase in the amount of initial margin for certain equity index futures over just a few trading days.
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U.S. banking regulators accelerate changes to capital treatment of derivatives
Amendments take effect immediately and are intended to "improve market liquidity"
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FIA calls on Basel Committee to remove client clearing from credit valuation adjustment
On Feb. 25, FIA submitted comments to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision regarding proposed revisions to the calculation of credit valuation adjustment risk, an important component of the Basel III capital framework.
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Lukken Stresses the Importance of Cross-border Recognition
Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify about Brexit and various cross-border matters that impact derivatives markets and market participants.
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Statement to United States House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on commodity exchanges, energy, and credit
Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify about Brexit and various cross-border matters that impact derivatives markets and market participants.
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FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken on the Basel Committee’s Recognition of Client Cleared Margin As Reducing Exposure
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today made the following statement on the Basel Committee’s agreement “on a targeted and limited revision of the leverage ratio to allow margin received from a client to offset the exposure amounts of client-cleared derivatives.”
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FIA, ISDA, ABA, SIFMA and BPI Call on Fed to Review Capital Rules
FIA today joined The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the American Bankers Association (ABA), and the Bank Policy Institute (BPI) in submitting comments regarding the proposed rule issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to implement the standardized approach for counterparty credit risk (SA-CCR) as a replacement for the current exposure method (CEM) in the US capital rules.
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FIA urges regulators to eliminate barriers to clearing
FIA today filed a response to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s consultation on the treatment of client-cleared derivatives.
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FIA issues updated CCP risk management recommendations
FIA today published a series of recommendations to improve clearinghouse risk management following recent market developments.
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Special Report: CFTC moves forward on swap rulemakings
On Nov. 5, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission held a public meeting to discuss two rules and a request for comment related to swap markets.
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