Capital markets unprepared for central clearing

More than half of capital markets participants may not be ready to centrally clear interest rate and credit default swaps, according to a recent poll.

Nick Ferguson

June 06, 2013

Regulations such as Dodd-Frank aim to increase transparency and market efficiency in over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trading, but a recent poll suggests the market may be ill prepared for the change.

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