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Clearing and Settlement of Derivatives
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Clearing and Settlement of Derivatives

by David Loader
September 2005
Intermediate to advanced
272 pages
9h 8m
English
Butterworth-Heinemann
Content preview from Clearing and Settlement of Derivatives
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Margin and
collateral
For exchange-traded products the risk that the clearing house faces
is that the contracts it clears represent a far greater value than has
actually been settled. To manage this risk the clearing house utilises
several risk management techniques including the use of margin.
By applying an initial margin or deposit and requiring the valuation
amount or obligation associated with open positions in futures and
options to be settled daily, the clearing house is able to monitor and
manage the risk of open positions and closeout trades.
Initial margin
The deposit which the clearing house calls to cover margin require- ...
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