Margin equity is the difference between the total market value of an investment account and the outstanding margin loan balance, while margin equity percentage is the ratio of the account's equity to ...

Lynn Strongin Dodds look at BCBS, BIS and IOSCO’s efforts to bolster the resilience of the centrally cleared ecosystem by putting the lid on CCPs’ initial margin calculations The Basel Committee on ...

BNP Paribas Securities Services, a leading global custodian offering a full end-to-end solution for Regulatory Initial Margin (IM) with IM Calculation, Exposure Management and IM Segregation in ...

The final phase in an onerous global regulatory initiative that will require more institutional investors to post collateral for their over-the-counter derivatives transactions will go into effect in ...

The European Banking Authority has published a no action letter stating that competent authorities should not prioritize any supervisory or enforcement action in relation to the processing of ...

BNP Paribas Securities Services is set to expand its collateral management range of services in Asia Pacific (APAC) to assist firms in the region manage initial margin requirements arising from ...

Last year CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) drastically raised the margin requirements for silver contracts, but this year the amounts needed to initiate and maintain silver contracts are being whittled back ...

Buying on margin means borrowing money from your broker to purchase stock. It sounds simple, but there are serious risks to consider. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...

NORWELL, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acadia, the leading industry provider for integrated risk management services for the derivatives community, is pleased to announce that it has successfully onboarded ...

A key risk-management tool in the complex world of derivatives margin trading is variation margin. Variation margin is used to fully collateralize derivative contracts and ensure the stability of the ...

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