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In the wake of the recent financial crisis, over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives have been blamed for increasing systemic risk. Although OTC derivatives were not a central cause of the crisis, the complexity and limited transparency of the market reinforced the potential for excessive risk-taking,...
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In the wake of the recent financial crisis, over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives have been blamed for increasing systemic risk. Although OTC derivatives were not a central cause of the crisis, the complexity and limited transparency of the market reinforced the potential for excessive risk-taking,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013149185
central clearing, as intended. We introduce a model of OTC clearing to compare the total capital and collateral costs when … bilateral and central clearing; (ii) the margin period of risk used to set initial margin and capital requirements; and (iii … clearing and, when it does, the incentive may be driven by questionable differences in CCPs' default waterfall resources. We …
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central clearing, as intended. We introduce a model of OTC clearing to compare the total capital and collateral costs when … bilateral and central clearing; (ii) the margin period of risk used to set initial margin and capital requirements; and (iii … clearing and, when it does, the incentive may be driven by questionable differences in CCPs' default waterfall resources. We …
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This paper investigates increased liquidity provision by market makers resulting from their ability to reduce balance sheet encumbrance through the use of central counterparties (CCPs). The introduction of the Basel III leverage rule constitutes a shock to market makers’ balance sheets and...
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Systemically important banks and central counterparties (CCPs) interact in highly concentrated over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets. We outline the CCP-bank nexus to think about the endogenous interactions between banks and CCPs in periods of stress. As these interactions could potentially...
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Market disruptions in response to the COVID pandemic spurred calls for the consideration of marketwide central clearing … netting efficiencies of increased central clearing using nonpublic Treasury TRACE transactions data. We find that central … clearing of all outright trades would have lowered dealers' daily gross settlement obligations by roughly $330 billion (60 …
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of financial market participants. The central clearing sector is no exception to this. Moreover, with its crucial … position as bulwark against systemic instability, the central clearing sector sits at the heart of modern financial markets and …
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