Margin risk
CFTC urged to take lead on CCP margin models
Advisory committee unable to agree steps on margin period of risk, model transparency
Quantile adds CME to optimisation service
Quantile Technologies completes initial NDF margin-optimisation cycle with CME group
LCH SwapAgent completes first trades
Citi and Deutsche Bank executed the first trades, a Swiss franc-denominated interest rate swap and euro-denominated inflation swap
Nex launches new JPY benchmark and teams up with FFAJ
Nex Data and Nex Markets provide margin ratios for 170 currency pairs, following new regulatory requirements in Japan
CloudMargin hires two to expand sales and client base
The firm boosts its New York and London sales teams in the hope of attracting more sell-side business
Buy side explores cloud for collateral management
Asset managers with FX positions are looking at cloud-based solutions as a means of coping with variation margin rules
CloudMargin joins SmartDX for variation margin solution
Market participants gain a product that will help speed up their repapering agreements
Tradition and LMRKTS deliver initial margin optimisation
The two firms conducted a live run, resulting in the processing of 132 sides of trades within eight minutes, nine seconds
UK watchdog proposes tougher rules on CFDs
Leverage limit of 25 times for inexperienced retail clients and a cap of 50 times for all clients are among the suggestions
Retail brokers tighten margins ahead of US election
FXCM, IG Group and Saxo Bank take steps to reduce risk for their clients, while others stand ready to act
Saxo ups margin requirements ahead of US election
Margin requirements for most major FX pairs will go up to 2–3%, with RUB and MXN rising to 10% and 15%, respectively
Retail brokers tighten margins ahead of EU referendum
Saxo, FXCM and IG Group have already taken the first steps to reduce risks for their clients, while others stand ready to act
Saxo rolls back extraordinary margins
FXCM and FxPro hold firm for now as Greek talks continue
Retail brokers take action amid concerns over Greece
Greek failure to make IMF payment sparks retail reaction on margin requirements
FX market reprieve as margin implementation delayed
Large FX institutions gain as BCBS-Iosco delay the starting gun for variation margin until 2016, following industry pushback
Industry grapples with uncleared margin rules
Market participants are unhappy with consultation documents released in the EU and the US on the margin requirements for FX swaps and forwards, and the definition of a financial end-user
Retail brokers concerned about capital hit to CFDs
Brokers offering CFDs face the prospect of having to raise additional capital to hold against CFDs, leading them to question the product's future
Emir futures margin rules create 'regulatory arbitrage'
Clearing house and commodity traders voice concerns about European firms going to US due to Emir CCP standards
Tradenext hires head of trading
Online broker makes senior hire from rival broker GKFX
Monex to launch tradable in Japan
Trading app platform enters largest retail FX trading market
MetaTrader 5 live with Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE)
Margin foreign exchange broking system adds Polish listed securities