# How Does Multilateral Netting within a Ccp Framework Enhance Capital Efficiency? ▴ Question

**Published:** 2025-07-30
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## Concept

An institution’s balance sheet is a finite resource. Every allocation of capital represents an opportunity cost, a decision to support one position at the expense of all others. The core challenge in any trading operation is maximizing the return on that finite capital. The framework of a [Central Counterparty](https://prime.greeks.live/area/central-counterparty/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) (CCP) addresses this challenge directly by re-architecting the system of market obligations.

It transforms the disorganized, complex web of bilateral exposures into a streamlined, hub-and-spoke model. This structural transformation is the source of profound [capital efficiency](https://prime.greeks.live/area/capital-efficiency/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) gains.

At the heart of this architecture lies the mechanism of [multilateral netting](https://prime.greeks.live/area/multilateral-netting/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite). It is a process of consolidation and cancellation. Within a CCP, every trade is legally novated to the clearinghouse, meaning the CCP becomes the buyer to every seller and the seller to every buyer. This legal substitution collapses what would be thousands of individual, bilateral exposures into a single net position for each clearing member against the CCP.

Capital efficiency emerges directly from this structural simplification. Instead of posting margin and holding [regulatory capital](https://prime.greeks.live/area/regulatory-capital/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) against a gross accumulation of offsetting trades, a firm’s obligations are calculated based on its singular, netted exposure. This unlocks capital that was previously encumbered, allowing it to be deployed for other purposes.

> Multilateral netting systematically reduces a complex web of gross bilateral exposures into a single net obligation against a central counterparty, directly enhancing capital availability.

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## The Systemic Shift from Meshed to Centralized

In a market without [central clearing](https://prime.greeks.live/area/central-clearing/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite), every participant maintains a distinct credit relationship with every other counterparty. This creates a geometric increase in operational load and credit risk as the number of participants grows. Each new relationship requires its own legal agreement, its own margining process, and its own capital allocation to buffer against default. The system is inherently inefficient, characterized by trapped liquidity and redundant capital buffers.

A CCP acts as a centralized risk processor. It ingests the entirety of its members’ trading activity and outputs a single, coherent risk position for each. The benefits of this centralization are immediate and systemic:

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**Exposure Reduction** The primary effect is the dramatic reduction in the sheer volume of exposures. A dealer might have hundreds of long and short positions that, on a gross basis, represent a massive liability. Multilateral netting cancels these offsetting positions, leaving only the true, directional risk profile. 

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**Operational Streamlining** The settlement process is vastly simplified. Instead of managing payments and deliveries with dozens of counterparties, a member settles a single net amount with the CCP. This reduces operational risk, settlement failures, and processing costs. 

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**[Risk Management](https://prime.greeks.live/area/risk-management/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) Centralization** The CCP implements a single, transparent, and robust risk management framework for all participants. This standardizes the process for calculating margin and managing defaults, creating a more stable and predictable market environment. 

This architectural change is the foundation upon which capital efficiency is built. It replaces a high-friction, capital-intensive system with a low-friction, capital-efficient one, directly impacting a firm’s capacity to trade and generate returns.

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## Strategy

Adopting a centrally cleared model is a strategic decision to optimize the use of a firm’s balance sheet. The strategy moves beyond simple risk mitigation to actively engineer capital efficiency. The core of this strategy involves leveraging the CCP’s structure to minimize the capital held against trading positions, primarily through the powerful effects of multilateral netting on margin requirements.

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## Quantifying the Netting Impact

The most direct strategic advantage comes from the reduction of net exposures through a process often called “[portfolio compression](https://prime.greeks.live/area/portfolio-compression/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite).” In a bilateral system, a firm with multiple offsetting positions with different counterparties must still manage the gross exposure of each. Within a CCP, these positions are netted against each other. The capital impact is significant. A portfolio that appears large on a gross basis can be reduced to a much smaller net position, requiring substantially less collateral. 

Consider a simplified model of three market participants trading the same instrument.

| Bilateral Transaction | Exposure From A’s Perspective | Exposure From B’s Perspective | Exposure From C’s Perspective |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A sells 100 to B | +100 vs B | -100 vs A | 0 |
| B sells 70 to C | 0 | +70 vs C | -70 vs B |
| C sells 40 to A | -40 vs C | 0 | +40 vs A |
| Total Gross Exposure | 140 | 170 | 110 |

Now, let’s view this through the lens of a CCP where all trades are novated.

| Participant | Net Position vs CCP | Capital Requirement Reduction |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A (Sold 100, Bought 40) | -60 | Significant |
| B (Bought 100, Sold 70) | +30 | Significant |
| C (Bought 70, Sold 40) | +30 | Significant |

The CCP framework reduces the total market exposure that requires margining from 420 units (140+170+110) to 120 units (60+30+30). This frees up capital that was previously locked as collateral against gross positions.

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## How Does Netting Alter Margin Calculations?

CCPs require two primary forms of margin ▴ [Initial Margin](https://prime.greeks.live/area/initial-margin/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) (IM) and [Variation Margin](https://prime.greeks.live/area/variation-margin/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) (VM). Multilateral netting impacts both profoundly.

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**Initial Margin (IM)** This is the collateral posted to cover potential future exposure in the event of a member’s default. CCPs calculate IM on the net portfolio of a member’s positions. This portfolio-level calculation allows for significant offsets between correlated products, reducing the overall IM requirement compared to a trade-by-trade calculation. The reduction in required IM is a direct enhancement of capital efficiency.

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**Variation Margin (VM)** This is exchanged daily to cover the current mark-to-market exposure of the portfolio. Netting simplifies this process into a single payment to or from the CCP, rather than a multitude of payments with various counterparties. This improves liquidity management and reduces operational friction. 

> The strategic application of multilateral netting within a CCP translates directly into lower initial margin requirements by calculating collateral needs on a compressed, net portfolio basis.

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## The Netting Tradeoff Analysis

A sophisticated consideration is the tradeoff between the multilateral netting offered by a CCP and the bilateral netting lost with individual counterparties. A firm might have a master netting agreement with a counterparty that allows it to net exposures across different asset classes (e.g. an interest rate swap and a credit default swap). Moving one of those asset classes to a CCP eliminates that specific cross-asset bilateral netting opportunity.

However, academic analysis and market observation confirm that for most participants, the benefits of multilateral netting across many dealers within a single asset class far outweigh the loss of bilateral cross-asset netting. The sheer volume of offsetting positions that can be compressed at a CCP provides a superior capital efficiency outcome, especially in liquid, standardized markets.

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## Execution

The execution of multilateral netting is a precise, technology-driven process embedded in the operational architecture of the CCP. For a clearing member, understanding this workflow is critical to fully harnessing the capital efficiency it provides. The process hinges on the legal concept of [novation](https://prime.greeks.live/area/novation/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) and the daily operational cycle of margining and settlement.

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## The CCPs Operational Workflow a Systems View

From the moment a trade is executed, it enters the CCP’s ecosystem. The process follows a defined, automated path designed for maximum efficiency and risk control.

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**Trade Submission and Novation** Immediately after execution on a trading venue, the trade details are submitted to the CCP. Upon acceptance, the CCP performs a legal process called novation. The original bilateral contract between the two trading parties is extinguished and replaced by two new contracts ▴ one between the seller and the CCP, and one between the buyer and the CCP. At this point, the CCP becomes the central counterparty for the life of the trade.

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**Portfolio Aggregation** The novated trade is instantly incorporated into each member’s existing portfolio at the CCP. The member’s net position is recalculated in real-time, reflecting the new trade’s impact on its overall risk profile.

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**Mark-to-Market and Variation Margin Call** Throughout the day, and at least once at the end of the day, the CCP marks every position in every member’s portfolio to the current market price. The resulting profit or loss is calculated for the entire net portfolio. This determines the Variation Margin (VM) obligation. Members with a net loss must pay VM to the CCP, which then passes it to members with a net gain.

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**Initial Margin Calculation** The CCP uses sophisticated risk models, such as Standard Portfolio Analysis of Risk (SPAN) or a Value-at-Risk (VaR) based model, to calculate the Initial Margin (IM) requirement for each member’s net portfolio. This calculation is performed at least daily and can be adjusted intraday during periods of high volatility. 

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**Settlement** All margin calls (both IM and VM) and other obligations are netted into a single payment instruction for each member, streamlining the flow of funds across the market. 

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## What Is the Impact on Regulatory Capital?

The reduction in exposure has a direct and beneficial impact on key regulatory capital ratios that banks must maintain. The capital a bank must hold is often tied to its Risk-Weighted Assets (RWA) and its total leverage exposure. By reducing the size of the gross exposures on its books through netting, a firm can significantly lower these denominators, making its capital ratios healthier. For example, trades cleared through a qualifying CCP often receive a much lower risk weighting than bilateral trades, further reducing the RWA and freeing up capital. 

> Central clearing reduces regulatory capital burdens by lowering risk-weighted assets and leverage exposures through the power of multilateral netting.

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## Advanced Execution Cross CCP Optimization

For sophisticated institutions, capital efficiency strategies can extend beyond a single CCP. Many firms trade products that clear at different CCPs (e.g. CME Group and LCH for interest rate swaps).

This can lead to situations where a firm has offsetting risk profiles at two different clearinghouses, yet cannot net them directly. This is where [cross-CCP optimization](https://prime.greeks.live/area/cross-ccp-optimization/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) comes into play.

A firm’s treasury or central risk desk can implement an overlay strategy to manage this. The process involves:

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**Risk Analysis** The firm analyzes its margin consumption at each CCP to identify significant offsetting positions. For instance, it might be paying a large amount of IM on a long position at CCP A and a similar amount on a short position at CCP B.

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**Overlay Trade Execution** The firm executes a basis swap or a similar instrument to transfer the risk from one CCP to the other. This trade is designed to neutralize the directional risk at one CCP, thereby reducing its IM requirement, while adding to the offsetting position at the other CCP, which may result in a smaller marginal increase in IM there.

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**Cost-Benefit Analysis** The firm must ensure that the margin savings achieved through this strategy outweigh the transaction costs and the cost of managing the basis risk between the two CCPs. This is a dynamic, quantitative process that requires advanced analytics.

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## References

- Duffie, Darrell, and Henry T. C. Hu. “Swaps, Banks, and Capital.” Yale Journal on Regulation, vol. 34, no. 2, 2017, pp. 589-630.

- Cont, Rama, and Amal Moussa. “The Structure of Systemic Risk in the U.S. Financial System.” Banque de France Working Paper, no. 320, 2011.

- Hull, John C. Risk Management and Financial Institutions. 5th ed. Wiley, 2018.

- Norman, Peter. The Risk Controllers ▴ Central Counterparty Clearing in Globalised Financial Markets. Wiley, 2011.

- Pirrong, Craig. “The Economics of Central Clearing ▴ Theory and Practice.” ISDA Discussion Paper Series, no. 1, 2011.

- Singh, Manmohan. “Collateral and Financial Plumbing.” 2nd ed. Risk Books, 2020.

- Fleming, Michael J. and Frank M. Keane. “The Netting Efficiencies of Marketwide Central Clearing.” Federal Reserve Bank of New York Staff Reports, no. 964, 2021.

- Duffie, Darrell, Martin Scheicher, and Guillaume Vuillemey. “Central Clearing and Collateral Demand.” Journal of Financial Economics, vol. 116, no. 2, 2015, pp. 237-256.

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## Reflection

The adoption of a central clearing framework represents a fundamental architectural choice in the design of a trading operation. It is a decision to externalize certain risk management functions to a specialized, centralized utility. Having examined the mechanics of how this system enhances capital efficiency, the primary strategic question for an institution shifts. The focus of counterparty risk analysis evolves from assessing the solvency of numerous individual trading partners to interrogating the resilience and operational integrity of the CCP itself.

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The knowledge of this framework is a component in a larger system of institutional intelligence. It provides a powerful tool for optimizing a finite resource ▴ capital. The ultimate advantage is gained by those who not only understand the mechanics of the system but can also architect their internal strategies to extract the maximum benefit from its structure, turning a market utility into a proprietary competitive edge.

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## Glossary

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## Central Counterparty

Meaning ▴ A Central Counterparty, or CCP, functions as an intermediary in financial transactions, positioning itself between original counterparties to assume credit risk. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/capital-efficiency/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Capital Efficiency

Meaning ▴ Capital Efficiency quantifies the effectiveness with which an entity utilizes its deployed financial resources to generate output or achieve specified objectives. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/multilateral-netting/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Multilateral Netting

Meaning ▴ Multilateral netting aggregates and offsets multiple bilateral obligations among three or more parties into a single, consolidated net payment or delivery. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/regulatory-capital/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Regulatory Capital

Meaning ▴ Regulatory Capital represents the minimum amount of financial resources a regulated entity, such as a bank or brokerage, must hold to absorb potential losses from its operations and exposures, thereby safeguarding solvency and systemic stability. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/central-clearing/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Central Clearing

Meaning ▴ Central Clearing designates the operational framework where a Central Counterparty (CCP) interposes itself between the original buyer and seller of a financial instrument, becoming the legal counterparty to both. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/risk-management/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Risk Management

Meaning ▴ Risk Management is the systematic process of identifying, assessing, and mitigating potential financial exposures and operational vulnerabilities within an institutional trading framework. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/portfolio-compression/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Portfolio Compression

Meaning ▴ A process of reducing the notional value of outstanding derivatives contracts without altering the aggregate market risk of the portfolio. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/variation-margin/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Variation Margin

Meaning ▴ Variation Margin represents the daily settlement of unrealized gains and losses on open derivatives positions, particularly within centrally cleared markets. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/initial-margin/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Initial Margin

Meaning ▴ Initial Margin is the collateral required by a clearing house or broker from a counterparty to open and maintain a derivatives position. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/novation/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Novation

Meaning ▴ Novation defines the process of substituting an existing contractual obligation with a new one, effectively transferring the rights and duties of one party to a new party, thereby extinguishing the original contract. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/cross-ccp-optimization/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Cross-Ccp Optimization

Meaning ▴ Cross-CCP Optimization defines the strategic and algorithmic process of achieving capital and margin efficiencies by intelligently managing and netting derivative positions across multiple Central Counterparties or distinct clearing venues. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/default-waterfall/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Default Waterfall

Meaning ▴ In institutional finance, particularly within clearing houses or centralized counterparties (CCPs) for derivatives, a Default Waterfall defines the pre-determined sequence of financial resources that will be utilized to absorb losses incurred by a defaulting participant. </a>

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Central Clearing Counterparties transform bilateral block trade risk by mutualizing exposures and standardizing risk management, fostering systemic resilience.

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### [What Are the Core Functions of a Central Counterparty in Derivatives Clearing?](https://options.greeks.live/question/what-are-the-core-functions-of-a-central-counterparty-in-derivatives-clearing/)
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A Central Counterparty is a systemic risk engine that novates and guarantees trades, transforming counterparty risk into manageable, mutualized exposure.

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### [How Does Central Clearing Reduce Counterparty Risk in Crypto Block Trading?](https://options.greeks.live/question/how-does-central-clearing-reduce-counterparty-risk-in-crypto-block-trading/)
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Central clearing reduces crypto counterparty risk by novating trades, becoming the sole counterparty to all participants via a robust system.

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### [How Does Central Clearing for Equity Rfqs Alter Counterparty Risk Management?](https://options.greeks.live/question/how-does-central-clearing-for-equity-rfqs-alter-counterparty-risk-management/)
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Central clearing for equity RFQs transforms counterparty risk from a bilateral, idiosyncratic liability into a standardized, mutualized exposure to a central system.

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### [How Has Central Clearing Changed Counterparty Risk Assessment for Institutions?](https://options.greeks.live/question/how-has-central-clearing-changed-counterparty-risk-assessment-for-institutions/)
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Central clearing transforms counterparty risk assessment from a bespoke bilateral analysis into a systemic evaluation of a CCP's architecture.

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### [Could the Failure of One Ccp Trigger a Contagious Collapse across the Global Clearing System?](https://options.greeks.live/question/could-the-failure-of-one-ccp-trigger-a-contagious-collapse-across-the-global-clearing-system/)
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A CCP's failure, though architected to be a low-probability event, can trigger systemic collapse via interconnected clearing members.

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### [How Does a Central Counterparty Mitigate Systemic Risk in Derivatives Markets?](https://options.greeks.live/question/how-does-a-central-counterparty-mitigate-systemic-risk-in-derivatives-markets/)
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A Central Counterparty mitigates systemic risk by substituting itself as the counterparty to all trades, managing default risk through a disciplined cascade of financial safeguards.

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### [What Role Does Central Clearing Play in the Development of RFQ Platforms for Different Asset Classes?](https://options.greeks.live/question/what-role-does-central-clearing-play-in-the-development-of-rfq-platforms-for-different-asset-classes/)
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Central clearing provides the foundational risk-mitigation and capital-efficiency layer that enables RFQ platforms to scale across asset classes.

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### [What Specific Role Did the Dodd-Frank Act Play in Reshaping OTC Derivatives Clearing?](https://options.greeks.live/question/what-specific-role-did-the-dodd-frank-act-play-in-reshaping-otc-derivatives-clearing/)
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The Dodd-Frank Act reshaped OTC derivatives by mandating central clearing, transforming counterparty risk into a managed, collateralized system.

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