Products & pricing
HKEX clearing houses begin taking mainland government bonds as margin collateral
HKEX says its listed-derivatives clearing houses accepted more than RMB400m of eligible mainland bonds as collateral on the new service’s first day.
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Regulation & enforcement
ESMA defines safeguards for OTC derivatives compression exemption under EMIR 3
Europe’s securities regulator has issued final draft technical standards on post-trade risk-reduction services, with European Commission endorsement still outstanding.
Products & pricing
CME baseball futures are live for four playoff teams, with 30-team expansion planned for November
CME confirms its sports-performance-index contracts began trading in October. Standard and Micro futures settle financially to published statistical indexes; wider MLB coverage is scheduled for 2 November pending regulatory review.
Products & pricing
tZERO gains US clearing-house registration, but its exchange application remains a separate hurdle
The CFTC registration permits clearing of fully collateralised derivatives; it does not by itself authorise a tZERO market to list them.
Products & pricing
HKEX sets November start for Chinese bond collateral and lowers the usage charge
Clients using Bond Connect securities need segregated clearing accounts. The arrangements combine more collateral choice with an outright transfer of ownership.