CCP Monitor: Improving Risk Trends, Member Upgrades Dominate
The latest Central Counterparty Clearing House (CCP) monitor produced by Credit Benchmark shows further improvements in credit quality in North American and European CCPs. However, as the monitor demonstrates, CCP member risk does not always reflect that of the CCP itself.
Risk.net: A Sharp Turning Point in CCP Credit Risk
For anyone who shudders at the mere thought of a clearing house failure, the latest bank-sourced data from Credit Benchmark could make for uncomfortable reading. After improving by more than 5% from November 2017 to September 2019, the credit risk of 30 central counterparties (CCPs) reversed sharply at the end of last year. The 2.6% […]
The Creditworthiness of CCPs and the Global Clearing Member Network
This whitepaper examines the complex interconnected nature of the “CCP Network” – Central Counterparties, their clearing members, and the underlying clients of these members – and looks at the potential application of Consensus credit data to help bring transparency and alignment to the network.
Central Counterparty Credit Risks Show Significant Variation
Outstanding derivative contracts are being progressively transferred to Central Counterparties (“CCPs”). The CCP framework is intended to minimize global (i.e. systemic) risk as well as local credit risk. This note uses Credit Benchmark data provided by global IRB banks to estimate the relative credit risk of 26 CCPs in Europe and North America, based on […]
