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16 May 2013

Buy Side Backs Bloomberg Margin Request

Will Rhode, TABB Group

SIFMA has come out in support of Bloomberg’s request to the CFTC to reduce the 5-day VaR calculation if initial margin for swaps to the same 1-day VaR requirement for futures. But shouldn’t it be left to each DCO to determine margin requirements based on how it chooses to compete in the marketplace? rest of story...

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