An update from CME explains that later in August their OTC clearing platform will add four new currencies. CME adds four new currencies to their

Dear all, The TOP Stories of last week: ETD reporting delayed but TR reconciliation on track As reported last week, ESMA now officially told a Financial

Interesting commentary on combining futures into an OTC portfolio at CME The margin savings on offer are also lower than the eye-catching figures of 70–80%

In advance of a longer piece, here's the links to presentations by the various CCPs on how their EMIR segregation models work: Eurex http://www.eurexclearing.com/blob/clearing-en/46816/305764/12/data/eurex_otc_clear_services_july_2013.pdf (page

  Analysis from Finadium over at their SFM blog: Deliverable Swap Futures: are they living up to the hope and the hype? | Securities Finance

The latest chapter in the story of swap-futures is detailed in a Risk article potential tax issues for Deliverable Swap Futures . To quote Risk: The US

With the help of Will Woodward at Aite Group the CCP chart is now updated from the February CCP status chart. Highlights in comparison show that:

Swaptions said to have passed CME’s risk committee, and may now be included in CME Clearing Europe’s application to Esma for reauthorisation CME Group is

A really comprehensive paper by CME was published this month (June), which amongst others, emphasises the benefits of cross margining, saying that $1 billion in

Dear all, ISDA has published the 2013 Reporting Protocol to assist reporting under DFA and EMIR: http://bit.ly/Z9l5IW and ESMA has update their EMIR timeline reflecting currently ongoing