Knowledge Base

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Questions

Which regulation mandates central clearing for standardized interest rate swaps?

Basel III
Dodd-Frank Act
EMIR
MiFID II

Which margin calculation model does Eurex Clearing use to optimize participants' collateral requirements?

SPAN (Standard Portfolio Analysis of Risk)
VaR (Value at Risk)
Expected Shortfall
Eurex Prisma

What is the margin period of risk (MPOR) for equity transactions cleared by LCH SA EquityClear?

1 day
2 days
3 days
5 days

What confidence interval is used for margin calculation on OTC derivatives markets?

95%
99%
99.5%
99.9%

The liquidation period for OTC derivatives is generally shorter than for listed derivatives.

True
False

Monthly volume of transactions cleared by LCH SA RepoClear

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CCPs completely eliminate credit risk on payment for all transactions they clear.

True
False

Categorize items by dragging them to the appropriate zones

Items to categorize:

Cash equities
Listed derivatives
OTC derivatives
Repo
Categories:

<=2 days

>2 days