A Final Check-In On RFRs For The Year
This is my final blog for the year, but the 2023 retrospectives will have to wait for January once all of the data is in. However, as the year draws to a close, I doubt 2023 will be remembered as the year that USD LIBOR finally ceased. That has to be considered a good thing. […]
What’s New in CCP Disclosures – 3Q23?
Clearing Houses have published their latest CPMI-IOSCO Quantitative Disclosures showing IM for ETD at $438 billion is down 2.5% QoQ and down 20% YoY, while IM for IRS at $283 billion is down 11% QoQ and up 1% YoY.
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What is the latest European plan to onshore rates trading?
Almost exactly a year ago, the EU proposed requiring market participants subject to a clearing obligation to clear a portion of the products that have been identified by ESMA as of substantial systemic importance through active accounts at EU CCPs.
The unknown in the past 12 months has been how the EU will define the “Active Account Requirement (AAR)”. In the past few days […]
Dec 4th has been and gone. Where are our new block sizes please?
Back in June 2023, I covered the new block sizes that were due to come into effect on 4th December 2023. In case you missed them, please take a look before reading today’s blog: However – in what appears to be new news – the CFTC issued a No Action letter late in October to […]