Byron Baldwin, SVP, Buyside Relations at Eurex, says his exchange developed segregated account services that can be as wide or granular as needed.
Moving excess customer funds to a clearing house is one way to reduce the amount of capital at risk.
More Sources:
- Segregated funds (link)
- CFTC Final Rule: Investment of Customer Funds by Futures Commission Merchants and Derivatives Clearing Organizations, Regulation 1.25 (link)
- A Layman’s Guide to Regulation 1.25 (link)
- CFTC Final Rule: Customer Clearing Documentation, Timing of Acceptance for Clearing, and Clearing Member Risk Management (link)
- Derivatives Clearing Organizations Regulation (link)
- Boarding the “Wrong Train” – Five Minutes with Gary DeWaal, Newedge (link)
- Eurex Clearing – Client Asset Protection (link)
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