Fees
The cost of clearing with €GCPlus
Effective from 2nd January 2023
For further information on fees, please send your request to Billing_Services@lch.com
The rates indicated below are expressed in euro and are subject to VAT at the applicable rate.
I. Clearing fees
A. Minimum Activity Charge (MAC)
A single Minimum Activity Charge will apply to all clearing members registered in LCH SA and/or LCH Ltd accounts for RepoClear operations.
Calculated on a monthly basis, the MAC is the minimum monthly amount to be paid by each clearing member. This MAC is a common one for LCH SA and LCH Ltd; members registering operations on both "segments" will be charged the MAC amount once only.
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For all debts SA and Ltd |
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Group level MAC amount – monthly payable |
€ 8,500.00 |
If ∑ fees m < MACm ⇒ charge of [ (MACm) - ∑ fees m ]
Where: ∑ feesm: represents the total clearing fees levied on buy/sell and repo transactions, on both LCH SA and LCH Ltd, in the course of the month ‘m'. MACm: represents the Minimum Activity Charge for the same month.
LCH SA invoices the MAC in the course of the month following that for which it is due.
For RepoClear Clearing Members joining after the 15th of each month, there will be no MAC applied to the first month of activity.
B. Clearing fees
LCH SA charges a fee for each transaction cleared. The clearing fees are invoiced on a monthly basis.
Repo transactions
The Repo clearing fee is composed of two distinct elements:
A tiered processing fee as determined by the table below:
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Monthly Trade Sides Cleared |
Fee per trade |
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from 0 |
to 18,000 |
€3.20 |
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from 18,001 |
to 33,000 |
€2.80 |
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from 33,001 |
to 43,000 |
€2.50 |
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from 43,001 |
to unlimited |
€0.50 |
Member entities will be grouped by parent organisation (as determined by LCH on the basis of the information available to it) for the purpose of these fees.
- An ad-valorem component of 0.004% applied to the start cash amount of the repo.
Clearing fees for repo transactions are calculated on the basis of duration i.e.: the number of calendar days between the commencement date and the termination date of the repo (excluding the commencement date), with an annual basis of 360 days. They are charged after the termination date falls due.
II. Clearing services
Recharge of triparty and collateral management costs
LCH SA re-charges clearing members with Euroclear France and Euroclear Bank triparty and collateral management costs. These costs are made up:
- Monthly operating costs of LCH SA accounts. These costs are spread between all clearing members
- Triparty Collateral management fees of LCH SA collateral giver accounts. They are recharged to collateral givers pro rata their average monthly outstanding on the service
- Collateral management fees of LCH SA collateral taker accounts. They are recharged to collateral takers pro rata their average monthly outstanding on the service.
Calculated on a monthly basis, the triparty and collateral management costs are charged on the 10th open business day of the following month (example: the October charges are passed on the 10th open business day of November).
Onboarding fee
For new clearing member
A new member on-boarding fee will be charged €20 000 to all new members. The new fee is a one-time fee charged as of reception of the application file with a subsequent approval of ERCO.
The on-boarding fee will cover both RepoClear and €GCPlus services. Thus, any SA RepoClear member which would like to extend its memberships to €GCPlus will not be charged.
For new trading venue
A new trading venue on-boarding fee is charged €25 000 to all new trading venues. The fee is a one-time fee charged as of formal notification received by letter by LCH SA.
The on-boarding fee is charged prior to go live of the new trading venues or new member.