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Originating department:Risk Management
Company Circular No:LCH.Clearnet Ltd Circular No 3093
Service Circular No:EquityClear/Turquoise Derivatives 213
Date:22 February 2012
To:All EquityClear/Turquoise Derivatives Members

Turquoise Derivatives Margin Rate Change

  1. LCH.Clearnet Ltd has, after consultation with Turquoise Derivatives, revised the London SPAN parameters as marked in bold and italic in the spreadsheet below.

  2. Changes have been made to Turquoise Derivatives Indices and Equities contracts.

  3. The changes will be going live on Friday 24 February 2012 and will be reflected in margin calls on Monday 27 February 2012.

  4. This circular supersedes circular number LCH.Clearnet Ltd. 3060; Turquoise Derivatives/ EquityClear 210 dated 11 January 2012.

  5. Details of the current SPAN Parameters, for all Turquoise contracts, can be found on the LCH.Clearnet website (www.lchclearnet.com) under Risk Management > Ltd > Margin rate circulars. 

  6. Members seeking further information in relation to this circular should contact the following:

LCH.Clearnet Ltd Risk Operations  020 7426 7520


Nicholas Lincoln
Director, Market Risk

Turquoise Derivatives Margin Rate Change Spreadsheet