This article outlines the benefits and risks of the distributed ledger technology (DLT) for the clearing and settlement of exchange-traded and OTC securities, followed by a description of the technology’s potential role for central counterparties and central securities depositories. Although...

In this article, a possible impact of blockchains on OTC derivatives is examined. The distributed ledger technology (DLT), of which blockchains are an operationalisation, has indeed received extensive consideration over the last few years from market participants, financial market...

This article analyses and discusses the update of the European Market Infrastructures Regulation (EMIR) as a consequence of the 2021-2023 energy crisis. More specifically, this article focuses on the modification of the margin requirements of central counterparties and more specifically on the...