Margin Requirements

SEC Approves on an Accelerated Basis FINRA Rule Change Relating to Margin Requirements for Credit Default Swaps

by Tanja Samardzija, James Van De Graaff | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/2/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority proposed change to amend FINRA Rule 4240, which implements an interim pilot program with respect to margin requirements related to...more

International Regulators Publish "Near-Final" Draft of Uncleared Swap Margin Rules

by Guy C. Dempsey, Jr. | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/26/2013

On February 15, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published the Second Consultative Document on margin requirements for non-centrally cleared...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - February 22, 2013

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/25/2013

In this issue: - International Regulators Publish “Near-Final” Draft of Uncleared Swap Margin Rules - CFTC and IOSCO to Host Roundtable on IOSCO Financial Benchmarks Report - SDNY Favors the SEC in Foreign...more

Uncleared OTC Derivatives and Margin Requirements

by Chris Borg, Joanna Williams | Reed Smith on 2/21/2013

BCBS/IOSCO Second Consultation Paper and its implications for EMIR - Much of EMIR is now coming more clearly into focus. But a major unknown has for a long time been the question of margin requirements for uncleared OTC...more

Extension of Comment Period on SEC Capital and Margin Rules

by Ian Cuillerier | White & Case LLP on 2/21/2013

Introduction - On October 18, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued Release No. 34-68071 containing its proposed rules (the “Proposed Rules”) relating to the capital, margin and segregation...more

CFTC Orders Enskilda Futures To Pay $125,000 For Margin Errors

by Felix Shipkevich | Shipkevich PLLC on 2/20/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed and settled charges with Enskilda Futures Limited (EFL) for failing to meet capital requirements....more

CFTCs Gensler Says Hedge Funds May Skirt Trade Rules

by Elan Mendel | Shipkevich PLLC on 2/18/2013

Gary Gensler, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), stated that banks may be allowing hedge funds avoid rules meant to reduce market risks by routing trades through overseas offices. The top U.S....more

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