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LCH RepoClear SA merges its RepoClear and €GCPlus services
05 July 2023
LCH SA, the European CCP based in Paris, has merged its core RepoClear Euro debt service with its general collateral €GCPlus service to provide alternative channels to access GC liquidity
The new combined service enables a unique point of access to the world’s largest Euro cleared liquidity pool with clearing members benefitting from a single membership, default fund and set of margins, and further netting opportunities
The service went live on 3 July 2023
LCH SA to provide clearing services for Bitcoin index derivatives on GFO-X
13 April 2023
LCH SA will provide clearing services for cash-settled Bitcoin index futures and options contracts traded on digital asset derivatives trading venue, GFO-X.
This clearing service will provide market participants with access to clearing of crypto derivatives in a regulated environment.
Demonstrates LCH SA’s commitment to bringing the benefits of clearing to this growing asset class.
LCH SwapAgent processes first trades for KfW using EUR Transport Currency
28 March 2023
KfW transacts first Transport Currency trades through LCH SwapAgent, with Bank of America, Commerzbank, Danske Bank and Santander as counterparties.
Transactions highlight LCH SwapAgent’s commitment to working with participants in the uncleared derivatives market to develop innovative solutions.
LCH SwapAgent offers standardised infrastructure and efficiencies to the uncleared derivatives market.
LCH ForexClear clears Standard Chartered and IndusInd Bank’s first NDF client trade
06 March 2023
A record $516 billion in client notional cleared at ForexClear in 2022, with 69% from APAC clients.
Transaction further reinforces LCH’s commitment to servicing clients in the APAC region.
LCH SwapAgent processes first trade under DRV German Master Agreement
13 February 2023
Commerzbank AG and Unicredit Bank AG acted as counterparties to the cross-currency swap
Extension of the LCH SwapAgent rulebook highlights commitment to standardisation, efficiency and simplicity in the bilateral derivatives market
LCH SwapAgent registered $7.5 trillion in notional by the end of 2022, up 105% from 2021
Record clearing volumes at LCH with growth across services and regions; expansion of offering for the uncleared derivatives market
19 January 2023
Record volumes registered across LCH clearing services including SwapClear, ForexClear, RepoClear, EquityClear and CDSClear, as well as at SwapAgent
Expansion of offering for the uncleared derivatives market through acquisitions of Quantile and Acadia*
LCH CDSClear continues global expansion with launch of clearing for Sovereign Single Names and new indices
15 December 2022
LCH CDSClear launches clearing of iTraxx Asia ex-Japan Indices and CDX Emerging Market Indices, and their single name constituents, as well as other Sovereign single name CDS including Western European name
Clearing services expanded to offer users the widest breadth of products of any credit CCP globally
Service enables access to significant funding capital and operational efficiencies available through clearing
LCH SwapClear extends clearing eligibility to SWESTR and DESTR reference rates
14 December 2022
LCH SwapClear is the first clearing house to offer clearing of Overnight Index Swaps using the DESTR risk free rate
Extension of service demonstrates LCH’s commitment to supporting interest rate benchmark reform globally
LCH SwapClear offers clearing for interest rate products across 27 global currencies