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A Wall Strt Systms and ClintKnowld insiht papr
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IRuCI
Regulator are reodg to te aal r t a rat o rooal or te aal etor. wat
eet are te gog to ave o te fX aret? so ar, te regulator rooal rovde a road
raeor ad dreto or age te fX dervatve aret, ut a o te detal rea to e
eed. aer oe a overve o te varou regulato atg te fX aret t
a duo o o te a are rearg. i order to do t, cletkoledge a oe to 25
rereetatve ro a ad teolog rovder. e role o tee rereetatve rage ro rot
to a oe ludg ead o fX oerato, e-fX ad treaur a ell a eor trader. ba ro
uroe, nort era ad a ere luded. e fX volue o te a luded t reear
aout or ore ta 75% o te dal turover o te fX aret.
uroe: 3 gloal a; 7 regoal a
s: 3 gloal a; 1 regoal a
a: 1 gloal a; 8 regoal a
his papr xplors: e otetal at o te regulato o te fX aret
ke ga urret orlo ad te oluto
ho a are rearg or te age
e urget eed or a ad regulator to det ratal oluto to te ue raed ad
rate tulated te regulato
ltoug te regulato addre dervatve rodut eall, t lel tat te age ll e elt
ever artat te fX aret. catal requreet, age exeuto, adator learg,
r tgato roee ad trade reortg requreet ll evtal reult age to ue
odel, aetg all aet o te aret. aer et out a gt to a reato to terooed regulato ad ole aret age tat gt are. e ajort o te aer addree
rodut ad artat ave ee rooed to e regulated: redoatl a ad
aal ttuto.
e e to o deate glgted te reear lude elgle rodut ad outerarte;
o ad at ll eed to e leared; te deto o a exeuto alte (sf) ad orgaed
tradg alte (f); olae ad audt. Regulato evolvg at ae ad a udertadg
o t o eetal or a ad aal ttuto a te eg to detere te ratal
lato o tee age. Regulato urretl gve a raeor ad dreto rater ta e
requreet, ad te fX aret egg to ll te ga eve toug oe auto a eed
to e revted a te detal o regulato eoe learer.
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Introduction 2
Contents 3
Summary of findings 4
Overview of regulations 5
Derivatives 7
Cash market 9
Technology 11
Relationships 14
Global Conformity 16
Moving Forward 17
Glossary of terms used 19
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wat a eerged troug t tud te olext o te tuato ag a e loog at
o to deal t fX rodut te lgt o te e regulato. e regulato do ot oe t a
uer-aual ad rovde, a te rooal tad, ol a raeor oe to terretato.
ma a are ag u to oe o te allege aead, ad are rearg or te ot trget
terretato, ad ort-ae earo. e tg or erta egageet t te ue vtal,
eeall a tere ll ot e te to are e leetg a eear age.
fro te a terveed t reear, te e ot tat are lear, aug tat regulato ll
lude fX, are:
ll gloal a eel te lqudt o a fX ould e aeted eve t ot luded te
regulato. e age ll aet te etre fX aret eaue te rodut are deedet o ea
oter ad tere a olt tat oe orgaato a ae a deo to lear all rodut or
oveee.
94% o a tougt ter orlo ould age gatl a varet o a:
peroel lato ro e jo role
rgaato o fX de
eolog ot rot ad a oe
88% o a t tere ll e ot lato ro teolog, ro ot ugradg extg, ad
leetg e te. xtg teolog a eed alterato to ol t regulato ad
te aret ll eoe ore eletro, t gat otetal ot lato.
ere a la o lart aroud urret te ll ol t learg ad sf/f
retrto
ne/deret teolog ll ave lato or orlo, ll alo ur ot
Relato etee artat te fX aret ll age a outerarte ll o logere ale to trade dretl t ea oter or erta rodut ad ll tead trade ore troug
teredare u a exage.
e relato o a t ter let ll age a oe oer learg, le oter add
learg to ter re roerage erve
ll a loog at te regulato are rutrated te la o ratal deto. e gloal ature
o te fX aret addg olext a a tr to or out te detal o ter uture tradg,
artularl t gloal otee regulato ad ultle learg rovder (t outre
ad ro-order).
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veRvIeW ReguLAIS
e regulator ladae o te aal aret udergog a erod o gat age
et to lead to oe o te ot atul ad exteve aal aret traorato tat e ave ee
gloall.
mu o te regulato o atg a ad te aal aret are a dret reoe to te
gloal aal r, ad ave ee drve otet ade te -20 ato. i seteer
2009, -20 leader agreed tat:
ll tadarded c dervatve otrat ould e traded o exage or eletro tradg
lator, ere arorate, ad leared troug etral outerarte te ed o 2012 at te
latet. c dervatve otrat ould e reorted to trade reotore. no-etrall leared otrat
ould e ujet to ger atal requreet.
i Jue 2010, -20 leader urter reared t otet ad addto ledged to eed u
te leetato o eaure tat ll rove te traare ad regulator overgt o c
dervatve a teratoall otet ad o-drator a.
e regulator a to eetvel otor ad uerve te aret oerato trodug varou
gudele. ee rooed gudele ll ave a eet o te fX aret a a ole, ludg te fX
a aret due to te terrelated ature o aret atvte fX. Varou regulator ode gloall
ave outled rule, are exeted to oter a ore eet aal aret. i te s, Dodd-
fra lude all te regulato o dervatve. i uroe, te uroea coo a adoted te
uroea maret iratruture Regulato (miR) to addre ue relatg to c dervatve, etral
outerarte ad trade reotore, ll or t te e mfiD oue o exeuto
ad ll e te rodut to e overed ot et o regulato. i addto, sm (uroea
seurte ad maret utort) a ee et u to eore te aderee o all te artat te
aret.
eerall, oe o te rule overla le oter are oletel deedet o ea oter. u,
artat te fX aret ll eed to reod to a ar-reag et o regulator age; te
ollog tale gve a re overve o te varou regulato tat ll aet te fX aret. it dete
te arte tat ll e aeted, e te regulato are exeted to e leeted ad te ratoale
ed te regulato.
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What ar th rlations oin to affct?
94%ofrespondentsthinkthatFXswapsshouldbetreateddifferentlyfrom
otherswaps
e o te e uertate urretl ag a oer te regulator oto tat ll e tae
regardg te adator learg o fX a ad orard uder Dodd-fra te s (ad a
uequet deo ter o leglato). Dodd-fra delegate te deo o eter fX a
ad orard ll e luded te leglato to te s reaur. le fX a ad orard are
exluded te regulator (eter oletel or artall out to a e teor, u a 3 ot or 1
ear), te ll e luded a dervatve te e regulato alog t fX oto ad teor
tree u ore dtt fX aret gt eerge a, le dervatve (iRs, ccy a) ad
olex dervatve (exot oto). coulor learg, trade reortg ad exeuto o aroved
veue (a exeuto alte, sf ad exage) ll rg aout a ea age te fXdervatve aret, ad ol te ole fX aret. not all a are oved te arguet or
ludg fX a te regulator age.
TheregulationisclearlyaimedatOTCderivativeproductsandtheregulationissensibleforproductssuchascreditderivativesandinterestratederivatives.IthinkwhattheFXmarketisfindingandpotentiallytoanextenttheregulatorsaswell,isthattheFXmarketisOTCandthereforetherisksaredifferent.
op-tir ank (erop)
e regulator are allg or, ad regulatg or, a ore traaret aret trodug ore
oerou requreet o exeuto, trade roeg ad reortg. a ell lead to a ledfX dervatve aret, ere ger tradg ot ad reaed traare lead to le rotale
rodut. e etve to ell tee rodut ould e orreodgl loer, ule, le ot, a dee
eet eletro aret develo a a reult t deeer lqudt o ore ear.
curretl te e-aret or fX dervatve, ro nDf to oto, ar le etaled ta t or
ot ad t gt tae a le eore te det o lqudt o te ot aret aeved. i roved
lqudt ot aeved, te fX dervatve aret r eog le eet ad le lqud, eeall
ot are aed o troug deed read. wder read te aret ould aet te g
reque tradg odel ad otetall ave a o-o eet to a urter reduto lqudt a ort
ter tradg odel d eer oortute. e a fX aret dee, lqud ad gl eletro
otrat to dervatve rodut. i order or te regulato o dervatve to or o a ratal level,
tere eed to e a ore ature e-aret ta tere o; oever, t aot e regulated to
extee due to te ratruture requred ad aret rate tat ol develo over te ad tull uort ro a de rage o aret artat. e fX dervatve aret rogreg toard
der eletro exeuto, oever tere a gat ga etee urret rovo ad at ll
e eeded.
ow will rlations affct workflow?
89%ofrespondents,whicharelookingintotheimpactoftheregulations,
expecttheregulationstoimpacttheirworkflow
ba eleve te age rougt aout tee e regulato ll e oeratoall allegg
artat ll eed to e equed to trade eletroall, lear etrall ad reort to a trade
reotor. e ratruture ad oeratoal roee tat ll altate tee requreet eed to
e develoed ad leeted, oe regoal uroea a oted out: e ll eed to ae
age to our ratruture te dealg roo; e ll eed to earate etee trade tat eed
to e leared ad toe tat ot e leared. ll requre e te or odato to
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extg te, tur ea te a ta (trader, ddle oe ad a oe) ll ave a
requreet to lear ad adat to a e te o tradg a ell a e ad addtoal oeratoal
requreet.
wle tere are e-te or oto- ad a-exeuto, t a develog aret ad o ea
ature or deread. b deto aret ature rt t a rodut a te eoe ore
tadarded ad lqud, olloed te uderlg dervatve. e regulato oued o dervatve
rodut, ut relat o a ature e-traded uderlg a aret tat ll develo to tadarded
dervatve rodut tat te aret a exeute traaretl ad lear eetl. e a ad te
dervatve ooet are terted ad te earato rooed a aue role exeutg
olex rodut eletroall. for exale, fX oto rarl trade va volatlt, ut te uderlg
ot ad orard aret are eetal ot or eetve edgg ad or exerg tre. it
o ea lear o te aret ll develo to aoodate tee requreet, altoug oluto
do otetall ext. e reodet ere ot aare o o te gt deal t te oato o
rodut tat are regulated ad o-regulated t te e learg evroet.
so, lt 89% o reodet gt exet te regulato to age orlo te detaled oluto
are otetall olex ad dult to oeve tout oderal ore exeree o org t
te regulato. ve te ae o age, te a o tat te are ulel to e gve all te te
te at.
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ow will rlations affct workflows in X cash markts?
e at o te a aret le lear altoug te regulato aroud c rodut are
aued to ot lude fX a rodut dretl tere a olt tat t ll e aeted oe
o te roee ade adator te e regulato. ere ll e a dret at o oe
laer fX a aret ro te regulato aroud roretar tradg ad teall ortat
ette.
CreditriskisntmuchofanissueintheOTCFXmarketastheyareinothermarketse.g.thebulkofourtradesarespottradesandforspottradesyouhaveamaximumof2dayscreditrisk,whichisntdifficulttocopewith,alsomostFXproductssuchasforwardsoroptionsdontreallygopast1.5to2years.
op-tir ank (orth Amrica)
ca rodut are eretl deret to dervatve, or a tart te are ar le olex ad ore
requetl traded, a led to a ore lqud ad ore eletro aret (aroud 70% o tera
ot doe over e-ael, ol aout 30% o a are). soe o te area tat ould e dretl
aeted are e-tradg, e-rg ad learg.
wt e/evolved teolog led or dervatve aret r aageet ad exeuto,
artat o urretl trade ot/orard auall a d t a oortue te to eter te
e-aret or ore o ter a rodut, a te ugrade to autoated te or dervatve to ol
t sf requreet. ale to ot te u- ad ell-de: a u-de tart to ue e-te or
regulated rodut, te a ooe to exted t to a rodut to l ter orlo. te
ell-de, a ll ave to ul eletro re or dervatve to te el develoed sf gvg
te a etve to develo te alt to re a rodut te ae a.
e tree tage o tradg (re-trade, trade ad ot-trade) ll e aeted te a aret
ore eole dede to ue eletro rg ege, trade eletroall ad ee roe trade
eletroall. e urret eletro artat ll ot e a aeted a ter re geerato alread
eed to sgle Dealer portal, mult-Dealer portal ad exage, ad ll e relatvel le to
adat to oet to e rg veue. e gger queto eter or ot sDp ll urvve a o-
regulated rodut lator t deedet o te ot-regulato ae o te overall fX aret.
sDp lator are tegral to a a r aageet o fX a, o, lt regulato gt der
dret let to a tradg otat regulated rodut, te sDp tel ll evolve ad ata t e
role o a etral lae or re-trade, trade ad ot-trade aalte.
ca aret ave ature e-aret veue, allog te to oet ore eal to learg oue
ad tere a lt auto tat el regulated dervatve aret ll ave te ae. ere te olt tat oe artat ll dede to lear all ter fX trade, ludg ot, oe reao
eg te lage etee a ad dervatve. sa ad oto ot ota ot ad/or orard
ooet lt a ote ued to edge oto ad orard or exale, te roe or
exeutg a delta edge ll e dult to ororate due to te a ad dervatve ooet.
more geerall, a vetor a to lear ter dervatve ue troug a etral outerart (ccp)
te a at to lude a tat roe to treale ter ue roee.
e alteratve a rageted fX aret, ere ot a earate rodut; ere fX dervatve
eoe eter a tadaloe aret, or ororated to der dervatve ue. hoever, t lear
tat a rodut aot e oletel detagled ro ter dervatve outerart. ve toug
a rodut are exluded ro te regulato te a ol ever e artall exluded ro te eet
o te regulato ( deto te dervatve are derved ro te uderlg a aret). Dervatve
aret deed o rout a aret ad uteded oequee tat ae a le eet (e.g.der read, ger ratruture ot) ll dretl aet te dervatve aret.
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56%ofEuropeanandUSbanksinterviewedarethinkingabouthowspot
tradesthatarelinkedtoderivativeswillbetreatedbutnoneareclearwhat
theeffectwillbe
addtoal eet are ro regulato retrtg roretar tradg at a tat ll urter lt te
lqudt te a aret ule te tred o roretar trader ovg to edge ud erel ove
t r outde o a (t evdet ro te aret a ell a lear geograal reeree or
outre le stzerlad ad sgaore). hoever, te regulato doe ave a too g to al agle,
eale te s regulator to dee a orgaato teall ortat ad a ooe to
regulate te te ae a a a a (or exale, a large edge ud). it ulear o t ll
la out gloall ad, a e a eleere, te urret tae to aue tat te ot oervatve
regulato ll al gloall ad te adat to te e realt, ut rate rego t ereved
lgter regulato are eettg ro a lo o eloee ad uee ro extg ttutoal
vetor, a ad edge ud.
no atter at, a fX eed to e odered e loog at tee regulato a te ot ouortg fX ll re ad te eoo o rovdg learg erve eed to e ad or eter
dretl ee, troug ue lo or loer rotalt or oe oato o te aove. wle
ot a udertad tere ll e a ot attaed, te ajort do ot o o g, or o t ll
e dtruted.
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What nw tchnoloy is ndd?
e fX aret a gro orgaall a a redoatl c aret ad te reult a ealt o
deret tradg etod, ro eletro exage, gle ad ult-dealer ortal, roer a ell a
l oe-aed tradg. dvert o exeuto etod ea tat a ooet t
te trade roeg le le ll lel e ated te regulato ad deto ll tereore
eed to e reveed ad otetall aeded or relaed. ve te eed o leetato o te
regulato, t dult to ee e tradg veue aearg - rater adatato to extg oe are
ore lel. sDp ll eed to ave etter lage to sf, le mDp ad roer ll eed to
eoe sf-olat (oo Reuter a alread aoued t teto to do o). poe ad oter
aual dervatve tradg ll eoe ued ol or olex dervatve a ue ro ore tadard
truture ll e rerouted to a sf.
radg veue ad aret ratruture rovder are alread loog to te otetal requreetarg ro regulator age ad oe are ag te rt te toard rovdg te eear
erve: exale are ot te cm ad ch.clearet, ot ave la or a fX learg
alt. ee age are eg leeted eve toug t reetl ulear eter a veue
quale a a sf. e at o laer o trade eletroall ll e le ta or aual trader
tere are alread te orlo rate ad tal ratruture lae, o da-to-da ua
eavour ould ot age ver u a te ot gat age ould e do to oetvt.
it ot lear o exeuto o degated dervatve traded over te oe ll traer to te e sf
evroet, ut learl te ll eed to e ult ad talled, eloee retraed et.
TheFXmarkethasset-upanumberofhighlyelectronicSTPs,matchingprocessesetc.includingCLS.Foranytradegoingthroughclearing,ithastobematchedfirst.So,thequestioniswhatwearegoingtousetomatchitbecausewedonthaveanyplatformsthatcanmatchtradesandsendthemthroughtoaclearerfortheFXmarket.Thereareotherplatformsouttherethatdothisforotherproducts.Wehavebeenlookingattheseserviceproviderstoseehowtheycanmeetourneeds.Theintroductionofsuchaplatformorthepossibilityofhavingmorethanoneintegratedintooursystemtofeedthroughtoaclearerisasignificantstep.
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ow will rlations affct workflow?
coeto to ccp ad trade reotore are aoter laer to a alread otated autoated
te. for exale, cn rovder tat ol t sf odto are lel to route our trade to
a ccp; oever, aual/oe-aed trader ll eed to trodue e orlo ad roee toaeve oetvt.
TheprocessofclearingisverynewtotheFXmarket;wewillhavetointroducenewprocesses,controlsandsystemstocopewiththat.Atthemoment,everybank/financialinstitution/corporateissetuptomakesureFXtradesgetfromthepointofexecutiontoconfirmation/settlementassoonaspossible.Theintroductionofclearingbringsachoice,andthechoicesare(i)Wheredoyouclear?(ii)Whodoyouclearwith?(iii)Howdoyouclearit?Thismeanswehavetointroduceprocesseswhereoursystems/peoplehavetomakedecisionsandinterrupttheflowofthetrade,andthatisasignificantchangeforanyoneintheFXmarket.
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What xistin tchnoloy can sd?
100%ofUSbanksand78%ofEuropeanbanksinterviewedbelievethattechnologycostsmayrise,andarereviewingtheirtechnologybudgets
accordingly
t oter aet o te regulato, te raeor a ee lad out, ut te detal, deto
ad ratal oluto to orlo are eluve. e area ere tere deate te uertat a to
at quale a a sf/f te s t ulel tat sDp ter urret or ll e ertted
to eoe sf, oever uroe tere le rerto aroud te deto. ere are gat
lato ad queto aroud t ue. wll sDp teolog e urter tegrated to e
aggregated lqudt ool? it ee tat t a lel e te ae. ba are tll eeg larato
a to eter t lqudt ould e sf olat. hoever, t lear tat te lateral ael a e
o t ll age, era ororatg a eed ro a cn to eet ult-re requreet.
ow will th nw tchnoloy fit with xistin workflows?
100%ofthebanksinterviewedthatarelookingattheimpactofthe
regulationsarefrustratedbythelackofdefinitiononkeypractical
workflowissues
ho ll olex oto e red? le ovou; or exale, o ll olex oto
e red to a let? e let all ter aleero to du te oto, a olex r
lato tat te eed adve o, doe te aleero te exeute te oto o te sf ad
te let or te trade, or doe te let te ut do te oe ad a te re ro te sf
teelve? w a ll e exet, a? ee are ortat oeratoal queto eg
aed a ad to , or te oet, te ajort eel tere o lear aer. ere are
gat to a overato gog o etee a ad regulator, ut tere a eelg tata at to tread areull ot eg too rertve to te regulator. reultg oe
rutrato at rogre o te e ratal ad oeratoal ue outled aove.
wat erta t: tere ll e ot exeuto ad ratruture ot attaed to te e order o
la. soe dretl due to te regulato, ad oter a a reult o te age eeded.
Structure of new processes
Trade
repositoryCLS/settlement
Exchange/SEF/OTF
Inter-dealerbroker/ECN
Manual/electronic
Manualclearing
CCP
Bank(clearing member)
Reporting
Bilateral Trading
3rd party
Trading
Manual Trading
Prime broker(clearing member)
Customer
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What will it cost to implmnt?
89%ofthebankswespoketothatarereviewingtheregulationswereconcernedaboutthecostimplicationsofclearingandhowtheyweregoing
toaffectspreads.IntheUS,allbankswereconcernedaboutthis
ireaed ollateral requreet ll aet atal ot, le learg a erve tat eed to e
ad or. e arg volved learg fX ll lude to ooet; tal arg ad varato
arg. e tal arg te eurt deot value tat requred e a fX oto oeed
ad t rereet te aeed r value tat te ral detere ould al le a varato
arg te urealed rot or lo o te oe oto. ddtoal ot ll e urred ere r
aageet ad trade reortg te eed to e udated/leeted, ere eletro tradg
leeted ad ere e oetvt to trade reotore/learg oue eed to e et u.
ow will it implmntd?
were te alread ext, tee ll e adated to ol t regulato a develoet o
oletel e teologe te oug ad ratal to delo t te lted tg.
ba are uerta a to o t ll e ole to ol t te regulato te ort aout o
te avalale ere tere are o a oderato to tae to aout aroud rodut, urree
ad loato.
FXisconductedacrosssomanycurrencies;Icantimagineaclearinghousethatwilloffertosettleeverysinglecurrencyontheplanet.TheclearinghouseswillprobablyofferonlythemajorG10orG20currencies.Rional ank (Asia)
ItwillbeverychallengingtoimplementbecauseFXisaglobalproduct;theexchangewillhavetorun24/7.
id-tir ank (Asia)
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ReLAISIPS
ow will rlations affct rlationships?
ell a trutural age, te relato etee a, ter let ad oter aret artat
are lel to evolve, eeall a dret tradg ll e redued due to te eet o tradg va a
sf/f or regulated rodut. oe regoal uroea a ut t: i dot udertad tradg
arter o urretl trade t ea oter, te uture ll ot e alloed to do o aore jut
eaue ter trade o ave to e doe va a etral aret aer.
Oneoftheregionalbankswespoketoisseriouslyconsideringbecoming
theclearingmemberfortheirregionandlookingathowtoimplementthe
necessarychanges
soe a, artularl gloal ad roet regoal ttuto, ll lel eoe te learg
a or eto o te aret (rego, let-te, et.), allog te to attrat e let. preroerage relato are lel to eoe ore ortat ad develo to learg relato
to toe alread te ad ore attratve to toe o are ot re roer a tae o te
ollateral requreet o eal o aller a ad oer learg a art o te relato.
ould e o artular eet to aller, regoal a o gt otere d t dult to
etal te udg ad ratruture requred to artate troug ccp. e gloal a tat ere
urveed, ad are ajor re roer, are loog to o te a ororate learg to
toe, alread extg relato. ma a ll ave to evaluate te ot eet o eog
a learg eer ad oe regoal a a ee eet ro eg te learg eer or ter
outr. a eg eroul odered aroxatel 25% o te ajor regoal laer e
oe to uroe ad te s.
Theregulationswillaffectbackofficemorethanfrontofficewewillhavetoreorganisesomethingsinordertobeabletogiveup-to-dateservicetocustomersandcomplywiththelaw.
id-tir ank (erop)
Ontheposttradeside,ourriskmanagement,counterpartychecksetc.willchangebecausetheywontexistanymorewhenweuseaCCP.Thatisourconcernaswell,thetradeswedoe.g.viaabankwhichprovidesthatservicetousbecausegiventhesizeofourtradingvolume,wecanthookupdirectlytoLCHbecausewewontqualify.Thatconcentrationofrisktoafewbanksisofconcern,becausefromalegalpointofview,itisnotriskfree.
Rional ank (erop)
utl o, cs a ee te larget gle attet to addre ettleet r te aret,
addreg te outerart ettleet redt ad lqudt r aoated t ettleet r. i uture,
learg troug a etral outerart ade adator or oe rodut, te ccp arrageet
ould tgate redt r, cs doe ot, ad outerart redt r. i ccp are adator or
oe dervatve, ll regulated arte e llg or, deed ale, to a or to a oe erve
or tee rodut?
75%ofsurveyedbankswhichthinkCLSisakeypartoftheFXmarket
raisedconcernsaboutconnectivitybetweenCCPsandCLSifforwardsare
includedintheregulations
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i t te ae, ettleet ould e aeted a uer evaluate cs ad ccp ot; oever, cs ave
dued te olt o rovdg oluto to ccp oetvt, ad a at cs to otue
to e art o ter orlo. oter ator to oder te olt tat aret r ould e
oetrated ccp e ccp lt te r to oter aret artat, ter o otetal alure
eoe a rtal ator to exae eaue te r ll e oetrated to a gle ratruture.
WethinkitisextremelyimportantthatanyclearingsolutionputinplaceutilisesCLSandcontinuestofollowthesettlementmodelthatwefollowedinthepast,becauseweagreewiththeregulatorsthatclearingisausefultool.op-tir ank (erop)
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gLbAL CRI
Dete te -20 otet to ote teratoall, te detal relatg to erta regulato
ll evtal var ro jurdto to jurdto. o add to te olato ad uertat
urroudg te regulato tere te gloal ature o te fX aret. fX atvte are tall
teratoal; t a a avg ette aro te gloe, te ll e aeted deret
regulato deret rego, deedg ot o ter loato ad tat o ter let. e gloal
ature o te fX aret a let a uerta at t ll ea or te, art o ter
ue t ll eet ad o to ollo te regulato: at ae to a trade etee outerarte
deret outre? were te learg doe? Do ot outerarte ave to e volved
te roe, or ol te art tat regulated (e.g. outerarte te s ad sgaore)? e
regulato rae a queto ad ore dea ta aer, ut oe a ull udertad te level
o raeor ad la o detal, te aer oe ro to agle. frtl to egage t te regulator
to e leetato detal ad, eodl, to aue te ot retrtve regulator evroet a
a org earo ad te adat a a regoal varae dtate.
IfyouhaveaUSbankexecutingaEUR/USDoptionwithaEuropeanbank,wheredoesitgetcleared?DoesitgetclearedintheUS,orEurope,orareweallowedtohaveachoice,ordowecleartheUSDlegintheUSandtheEUROleginEurope?
ThatexampleperfectlyhighlightswhywethinktheFXmarketisdifferentbecausetheargumentdoesntcarryanyweightinanotherassetclassi.e.inacreditderivative,youonlyhaveoneunderlyingassetandyouareguidedbyitslocationastowherethetradewillbecleared.Butyoucantapplysamelogictoanunderlyingassetwithtwojurisdictions.Weneedregulatoryguidanceonexactlywhatweshoulddoornotdointhosecircumstances.
op-tir ank (erop)
Who is affctd y th rlations?
Impact on th X markt: s: 40% egatve; 60% eutral
uroe: 20% otve; 50% egatve; 30% eutral
ter rego: 33% egatve; 67% eutral
wle uroe ad te s are leadg te a t regulato, ad a tere aet te eed to
la or te at o regulato, oter aret ave ot et addreed oe o tee ue. e to
ore ertet o ta eore; a eergg aret outre deregulate ter urree, ore ad
ore ll tart tradg fX dervatve oe alread ave. ae ca a a exale a ear ago
tere ould e lted at o tee regulato (ol or nDf) due to te retrto o dervatve
tradg ut o cnh oto are avalale to trade. wle t ae trade are requred to e
leared troug a autored art hog kog, oter e joer to te dervatve aret a e
le trt. not, o oure, orgettg te o-/s outre tat urretl trade fX dervatve, e.g.
sgaore ad utrala. it ee tat le oe o-s/uroea a aet tat te regulato
ll at te ad are rearg to at ter eavour to te regulato, oter do ot t t ll
at ter aret, at leat ot te edate uture a e ot e ll roal o etter,
ut e at ee atg tat aet u at te oet.
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vIg RWAR
fro t tud t lear tat te fX aret aout to exeree a revoluto ter o trade
exeuto ad r aageet. i addto, a eed to ou reagl o te detaled orlo
age tat ll reult ro te ortog regulator age. clearg oe ajor ujet o
a are oug, t s ad uroea ttuto eg te ot atvel volved dalogue
t regulator ad learg rovder. e eeda ro alot all te a e oe to luded
te geeral la o lart urroudg te detal o regulator age, ag t dult to ut deve
la lae or adequatel reare or te age to oe.
AlltheUSandEuropeanbankswespoketohavededicatedteams/
committeeslookingathowtheiroperationswillbeaffected
arge a t learg ad re roerage uee are leadg te a rearg or
regulator age. oe e ave oe to are ag ove to eure ter ratruture a
aoodate fX learg alogde ter alread etaled re roerage uee. llallo te to ae a eale trato requred. ltoug te oeu tat a ugrade o
a-oe te ee evtale, ot a are ot et read to tae ato. e are urretl
rearg or te requreet; ad all ere alo te roe o aeg te tuato. e e area
uder rut o to t a ccp to ter orlo, altoug ot rea ulear a to trade
ll eed to e/a e leared.
wle te urret regulator rooal regardg fX are ot et aled, t advale or a to
oder ter at, a toe tat e oe to uroe ad te s are dog. ke to t roe
tag te ot regulated earo (t o ot a are aroag te ta) ad etalg
te at o ter ue odel t ar eaer to redue te level o eaure eeded ta to or
te out uder reure. e at are de ad var ze ad loato o te a lt ter
reato are orreodgl deret: uroe ad te s, tere a ee o urge aout t
roe, erea a a ee to e adotg a at ad ee aroa.
roug te reear tat e ave gatered troug t tud, t lear tat tere a et o oo
area or atteto tat a ould e addreg toda.
Clint rlationships: regulato ll drve age a ad let relato: w a let ll alo e aeted te regulato?
ho ll tradg t deret let eget e aeted a a reult:
blateral tradg troug sDp ad mDp;
pre roerage odel eed to e reveed;
clearg eer (dret or trd art) eed to e odered.
Prodct chans: regulato ll age ere erta rodut are exeuted ad o te areroeed:
w rodut ll ave to e leared; stadarded oto ad a ad orard rodut;
would erta let eget at to lude a rodut learg orlo?
ranisational and oraphic considrations: regulato ll age ere erta rodut areexeuted ad o te are roeed:
Regulato a at jurdto trade gt et e exeuted, roeed, ettled;
ba a oder o de ad tradg tea are orgaed a te erge etee deret
fX truet are ated;
ba a oder o ter fX ue trutured ro a legal ett eretve.
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Risk manamnt considrations: te aret age tat ll tae lae a a reult o teeregulato ll age varou r aet o te fX ue:
ne redt r relato t ccp;
cage let redt r o trade due to learg;
potetal e oeratoal r ll e reated troug tee age; extg oeratoal r a
alo age ature;
ee age ave lato or r aageet ol ad roe.
prational workflow chans: extg roee ll ave to age ad e roee ll etrodued:
Role ad reolte o deret tea ad o e eroel are lel a a reult o te
age;
cage orlo are lel to e deret larger gloal a a oared t regoal
a;
clearg ad rade Reortg ll eed to e uorted rotl ad eetvel oe regulato
eoe eetve:
e earato, artularl or aller a t oe fX de, o fX a ad dervatve;
ho learg ad trade reortg ll t to urret truture.
chnoloy implications: all aet o te fX trade le le, re-trade, trade ad ot-trade ll eated; ad te te lae to uort t orlo ll eed to e reveed ad aeed
or te or uroe:
sgle dealer ortal ll eed to e reveed te lgt o te regulato;
itegrato t ult-dealer ortal ll eed to e reveed;
credt r te ll eed to relet age redt r due to ccp;
rade roeg te ll eed to e eaed ad ogured or e orlo or learg
ad trade reortg.
it lear tat tee regulato ll ave de reag at aro ultle dvo t a. it
eratve, a ave ot et etaled ro-dvoal org grou, tat te do o rotl
ad eg to reve ad oder te age, eve toug u o te detal rea et to e
deed.
i te regulato oe to ore at te ae ae tat te ave ee oeved (t ol 18 ot
e tee regulato ere rt alluded to te 20 seteer 2009), a tat are aead o
te urve ad ave egu to ut lae la ad ato to addre ad erae te oortute
reeted te age ll e et laed to eet ro te e fX aret da.
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gLSSAR eRS uSe
rm ll nam scription
ccp cetral couterart ett tat teroe tel etee traatg
outerarte, t lear traato atg a a
uer to ever eller ad a eller to ever uer.
ccy curre legal edu o exage tat geerall
aeted, uuall te or o oe.
cs cotuou ed ea tat artat te oreg exage
settleet aret ue to ettle traato aogt teelve.
cm cago meratle aal rodut (. fX uture ad oto) ad
xage oodt dervatve exage.
cn letro couato order-drve eletro aret tat ate uer
netor ad eller at oe etral lqudt ool or te
exeuto o trade.
iRs iteret Rate sa agreeet to exage erod aet related
to teret rate o a gle urre.
ch. odo clearg houe aal learg oue or equte, dervatve ad
clearet oter aal truet.
f rgaed radg falt tradg veue or dervatve lar to sf a
rooed mfiD ii.
sf sa xeuto falt tradg te or lator ultle
artat ave te alt to exeute or trade a aetg d ad oer ade oter
artat.
sp stragt roug proeg et-u tat eale aal orgaato to
reeve ad roe aal traato ro tart to
utlzg a eletro te tout te eed
or aual terveto.
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