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Expanding Access to Canadian Derivatives Clearing. Agenda. A Global Access to CDCC CDCC with Canadian Clearing Members (CM), and Global Customers CDCC with Canadian and non-Canadian CMs, and Global Customers CDCC with Canadian and non-Canadian CMs, linked to non-Canadian CCP
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Agenda A Global Access to CDCC CDCC with Canadian Clearing Members (CM), and Global Customers CDCC with Canadian and non-Canadian CMs, and Global Customers CDCC with Canadian and non-Canadian CMs, linked to non-Canadian CCP CDCC for Buy-side Participants Client Clearing Model How to clear an OTC trade? Benefits to Clients Client Protection 2
A Global Access to CDCC • Based on its established strengths in three key areas, • Risk management, • Legal and regulatory framework and, • Technology and clearing infrastructure, • CDCC is committed to expanding its clearing services to ensure that the Canadian market is linked to the global marketplace, • With flexibility to develop international partnerships that best serve the domestic market, • While enabling product evolution and inclusive membership flexibility. • A phased approach providing for foreign direct clearing access as a prelude to linkage is implemented. 3
A Global Access to CDCC (cont’d)CDCC with Canadian Clearing Members (CM), and Global Customers • In the current environment, Canadian clearing participants interact with each other and with foreign participants either directly with affiliates that are clearing members of CDCC or as foreign customers. 4
A Global Access to CDCC (cont’d)CDCC with Canadian and non-Canadian CMs, and Global Customers In a first phase, CDCC will initiate jurisdictional recognition of its status in the U.S. and European markets to facilitate direct clearing by foreign members of Canadian derivatives. 5
A Global Access to CDCC (cont’d)CDCC with Canadian and non-Canadian CMs, linked to non-Canadian CCP In a subsequent phase, CDCC will established links through interoperability arrangements with global CCPs providing either clients or product coverage for the Canadian marketplace. 6
CDCC for Buy-side Participants In addition to expanding the member clearing base to include global trading partners of the Canadian market, CDCC is also committed to increasing buy-side market participation. To this end, CDCC is developing: Direct buy-side clearing opportunitiesParticularly as part of the fixed income clearing service initiative Indirect buy-side clearing with robust segregation and portability arrangementsClient clearing currently permissible in the exchange-traded marketplace and, for the OTC activities offered by CDCC 8
CDCC for Buy-side ParticipantsClient Clearing Model CDCC operates a traditional FCM model for buy-side participation. Buy-side firms with no capacity for direct clearing can benefit of a CCP model by passing through a clearing member. Clients contract clearing arrangements with clearing members and clearing members contract with CDCC. A cleared trade results in the following legs: CDCC vs. Clearing Member CDCC vs. Executing Broker Client vs. Clearing Member Margin is held at CDCC in a Client Account segregated from Firm. 9
CDCC for Buy-side Participants (cont’d)How to clear an OTC trade? 10
CDCC for Buy-side Participants (cont’d)Benefits to Clients Mitigation of credit risk By reducing bilateral counterparty exposure Protection in case of a clearing member default Clearing service for clients must provide a robust protection in the event of a clearing member default. This protection comes in the form of: - Segregation of client margin from firm - Portability of assets and positions Operational efficiency Trading anonymity Existing relationships with executing dealers maintained Improved price discovery mechanism and execution 11
CDCC for Buy-side Participants (cont’d)Client Protection Segregation and portability arrangements are currently under policymakers and regulators’ scope Key issues to be addressed to offer customer level protection: Segregation - The manner in which assets are provided to cover margin requirements (Security Interest/Trust Arrangements vs. Title Transfer Arrangements) - Gross vs. net margin requirements and the segregation and accessibility of the difference - Where are margin assets maintained for clients: at the clearing member, at the CCP or at a third party custodian - Commingling of assets for those maintained at the clearing member level - Liens or setoff provisions on margin assets by clearing members Portability - Margin assets held away from clearing members - No margin asset commingling - Margin assets free from liens and setoff rights 12