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FINRA Alert! Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rule 6730 to Enhance TRACE Reporting Obligations for U.S. Treasury Securities.

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source (pdf) Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rule 6730 to Enhance TRACE Reporting Obligations for U.S. Treasury SecuritiesComments due: 21 days after publication in the Federal RegisterAdditional Materials: Exhibit 2a, Exhibit 2b, Exhibit 2c, Exhibit 5 Submit Comments on …

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FICC Alert! Proposed rule to amend the Mortgage-Backed Securities Division Clearing Rules to move certain Deterministic Risk Component items (Mark-to-Market items, cash obligation items and accrued principal and interest) from the Required Fund Deposit calculation to Cash Settlement, and more.

by Dismal-Jellyfish This looks, to my non-lawyer brain, to be a way to reduce the member’s margin requirement. These mark-to-market items and others are moved from “Required Fund Deposit” so they won’t count against the margin requirement, as stated here: …

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