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LCH.Clearnet LTD Circular No 3359

Service Circular No:SwapClear Circular No 101
Date:18 October 2013
To:All LCH.Clearnet Limited SwapClear Clearing Members

LCH.Clearnet Ltd - SwapClear Updated Liquidity Margin Levels

As part of LCH.Clearnet Limited’s continual assessment of market liquidity, LCH.Clearnet Limited has completed the 2013 SwapClear Clearing Member liquidity survey that took place throughout August 2013.  Correspondingly, LCH.Clearnet Limited will be updating liquidity margin levels on Friday 25th October 2013.
 
Method / Timeline

The updated levels will go live on Friday 25th October 2013, meaning that calculations based on the new liquidity levels will be reflected in End of Day reports on Friday 25h October.  Any margin changes will be reflected and called in the morning margin call on Monday 28th October.

LCH.Clearnet Limited will be contacting those SwapClear Clearing Members who will be materially affected by the changes  prior to Friday 25th October 

The new liquidity levels will be reflected in SMART by downloading report SMART0001 on Monday 28th October and therefore there is no need to download a new version of SMART.

Please do not hesitate to contact the OTC IRD Risk team if you require any further details.

OTC IRD Risk Management
SwapClear
LCH.Clearnet Limited
+44 (0)20 7392 8292
[email protected]