This article outlines the benefits and risks of the distributed ledger technology (DLT) for the clearing and settlement of exchange-traded and OTC securities, followed by a description of the technology’s potential role for central counterparties and central securities depositories. Although...

In this article, a possible impact of blockchains on OTC derivatives is examined. The distributed ledger technology (DLT), of which blockchains are an operationalisation, has indeed received extensive consideration over the last few years from market participants, financial market...