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The Economics of Central Clearing

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  • Albert J. Menkveld

    (Finance Department, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Guillaume Vuillemey

    (Finance Department, HEC Paris, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France)

Abstract

Central clearing counterparties (CCPs) have a variety of economic rationales. The Great Recession of 2007-2009 led regulators to mandate CCPs for most interest-rate and credit derivatives, markets in which large amounts of risks are transferred across agents. This change led to a large increase in CCP studies, which along with classical studies are surveyed in this article. For example, multilateral netting, the insurance against counterparty risk, the effect of CCPs on asset prices and fire sales, margins setting, the default waterfall, and CCP governance are discussed here. We review both CCP theory and empirical work and conclude by discussing regulatory issues.

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  • Albert J. Menkveld & Guillaume Vuillemey, 2021. "The Economics of Central Clearing," Annual Review of Financial Economics, Annual Reviews, vol. 13(1), pages 153-178, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:anr:refeco:v:13:y:2021:p:153-178
    DOI: 10.1146/annurev-financial-100520-100321
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    1. Khetan, Umang & Neamțu, Ioana & Sen, Ishita, 2023. "The market for sharing interest rate risk: quantities behind prices," Bank of England working papers 1031, Bank of England.
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    Keywords

    central clearing; counterparty risk; margin; default waterfall;
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    JEL classification:

    • G18 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors

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