Traders Magazine

Regulators Set Boundaries for Initial Margin

Lynn Strongin Dodds look at BCBS, BIS and IOSCO’s efforts to bolster the resilience of the centrally cleared ecosystem by putting the lid on CCPs’ initial margin calculations The Basel Committee on ...
Morningstar

Record levels of margin debt aren't a red flag but here's what is, says this fund manager

Margin debt isn't a red flag for one investor. One of the explanations put forward recently for the record-breaking rally in the U.S. stock market was the equally record-breaking amount of margin debt ...
Reuters

ICE futures lowers initial margins for Sugar, Cocoa and Soybean

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Intercontinental Exchange Inc : * ICE futures U.S. lowers Sugar 16 (SF) initial margins for specs by 36.7 percent to $950 per contract from $1,500 * ICE futures U.S. lowers Cocoa ...
JD Supra

European Banking Authority publishes no action letter on application of European Market Infrastructure Regulation 3 with respect to initial margin model authorization

The European Banking Authority has published a no action letter stating that competent authorities should not prioritize any supervisory or enforcement action in relation to the processing of ...