Market regulation · 22/09/2020

CFTC Proposes Changes to Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is proposing to relax margin requirements for swap dealers and major swap participants that don't have a prudential regulator, allowing them to set separate minimum transfer amounts for initial and variation margin, and up to $50,000 for separately managed accounts.