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In this working paper, we study the three generic clearing arrangements in the presence of two-sided limited commitment …: simple bilateral clearing, segregated collateral clearing through a third party, and - most sophisticated of all - central … counterparty (CCP) clearing. Clearing secures the settlement of obligations from over-the-counter (OTC) forward contracts that …
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The effective functioning of the municipal bond market is crucial for the provision of public services, as it is the largest capital market for state and municipal issuers. Prior research has documented tax, credit, liquidity, and segmentation effects in municipal bonds. Recent regulatory...
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Central counterparties (CCPs) have increasingly become a cornerstone of financial markets infrastructure. We present a model where trades are time-critical, liquidity is limited and there is limited enforcement of trades. We show a CCP novating trades implements efficient trading behaviour. It...
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Central counterparties (CCPs) have increasingly become a cornerstone of financial markets infrastructure. We present a model where trades are time-critical, liquidity is limited and there is limited enforcement of trades. We show a CCP novating trades implements efficient trading behaviour. It...
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Despite a lot of re-structuring and many innovations in recent years, the securities transaction industry in the European Union is still a highly inefficient and inconsistently configured system for cross-border transactions. This paper analyzes the functions performed, the institutions involved...
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This paper develops a new framework for the design of collateral requirements in a centrally cleared market. Clearing …
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We study the optimal design of clearing systems. We analyze how counterparty risk should be allocated, whether traders … centralized clearing, as opposed to no or decentralized clearing, is the mutualization of risk. While mutualization fully insures … protection buyers exert effort to find robust counterparties, whose low default risk makes it possible for the clearing system to …
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