# How Does the Fragmentation of CCPs Affect Netting and Collateral Efficiency Globally? ▴ Question

**Published:** 2025-08-01
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## Concept

The fragmentation of Central Counterparties (CCPs) introduces a fundamental inefficiency into the global financial system’s architecture. At its core, a CCP is designed as a centralized hub to mitigate [counterparty credit risk](https://prime.greeks.live/area/counterparty-credit-risk/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite). It achieves this by becoming the buyer to every seller and the seller to every buyer, a process known as novation. The primary economic benefit derived from this centralization is [multilateral netting](https://prime.greeks.live/area/multilateral-netting/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite).

Within a single CCP, a market participant’s multitude of positions across various counterparties can be consolidated into a single net exposure to the CCP itself. This consolidation dramatically reduces the total volume of risk that needs to be collateralized, freeing up capital and enhancing market liquidity.

Fragmentation dismantles this efficiency. When clearing is split across multiple, non-interoperable CCPs, each entity becomes an isolated silo of risk. A long position in one CCP can no longer offset a short position in another. This structural division breaks the netting set, which is the collection of trades that can be aggregated to determine a single net exposure.

Consequently, a firm with economically offsetting positions cleared at different CCPs must post margin for each on a gross basis. The result is a significant increase in the total collateral required to support the same overall portfolio. This duplication of collateral obligations acts as a direct tax on market participation, increasing costs for end-users and constraining the capacity of dealers to provide liquidity.

> The division of clearing across multiple central counterparties fundamentally degrades the primary economic benefit of multilateral netting.

This systemic friction is not a theoretical abstraction; it manifests as tangible costs and operational burdens. The requirement to post [initial margin](https://prime.greeks.live/area/initial-margin/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) at multiple venues for positions that, in aggregate, represent minimal net risk, directly impacts a firm’s balance sheet. Capital that could be used for investment or to support further client activity is instead locked away as collateral.

This phenomenon is a direct consequence of the market’s architecture. The system’s design, when fragmented, creates an environment where global risk management becomes less efficient, and the cost of insuring against counterparty default rises for the entire market.

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## Strategy

Navigating a fragmented CCP landscape requires a sophisticated strategic framework that accounts for the systemic inefficiencies it creates. Market participants, particularly global dealers, must move beyond simple transaction-cost analysis and adopt a holistic view of their portfolio’s interaction with the clearing architecture. The primary strategic challenge is managing the duplication of collateral requirements and the resulting impact on capital efficiency.

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## The Systemic Cost of Siloed Collateral

A fragmented clearing environment creates distinct, non-fungible pools of collateral. Capital posted at one CCP cannot be used to satisfy a margin call at another. This lack of “collateral velocity” means that firms must maintain larger buffers of high-quality liquid assets (HQLA) than would be necessary in a centralized clearing system. The strategic implications are profound.

Firms must develop advanced [collateral optimization](https://prime.greeks.live/area/collateral-optimization/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) models to determine the most efficient allocation of their assets across different CCPs. This involves not just managing the collateral for existing positions but also prospectively analyzing where to clear new trades to minimize the marginal impact on overall margin requirements. This is a complex, multi-variable problem that requires significant investment in technology and quantitative expertise.

> Fragmentation forces firms to treat collateral management as a primary strategic function rather than a back-office operation.

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## Pricing Anomalies the CCP Basis

One of the most direct and observable consequences of [CCP fragmentation](https://prime.greeks.live/area/ccp-fragmentation/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) is the emergence of a “[CCP basis](https://prime.greeks.live/area/ccp-basis/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite).” This is a price differential for identical instruments that are cleared at different CCPs. For instance, a US Dollar interest rate swap cleared at LCH may trade at a slightly different price than the exact same swap cleared at CME. This basis is not an arbitrage opportunity in the traditional sense; it is a reflection of the real costs associated with the fragmented market structure.

Dealers with large, directional positions at one CCP may offer more favorable pricing to clients who wish to execute trades that would reduce that [directional risk](https://prime.greeks.live/area/directional-risk/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite), thereby lowering the dealer’s margin requirement at that specific CCP. The basis is, in effect, the market price of lost netting efficiency.

The following table illustrates a simplified example of how the CCP basis might manifest for a standard 10-year US Dollar Interest Rate Swap (IRS).

| Clearinghouse (CCP) | Dealer’s Net Position | Indicative Mid-Rate (bps) | Rationale for Price Difference |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CCP A (e.g. LCH) | Net Received Fixed | 2.5025 | Dealer is paying a premium to attract fixed-rate payers to reduce their directional exposure and lower margin requirements at this CCP. |
| CCP B (e.g. CME) | Net Paid Fixed | 2.5000 | Dealer offers a more competitive rate to attract fixed-rate receivers, aiming to offset their existing net payer position at this venue. |
| CCP C (No Major Position) | Flat | 2.5015 | The price reflects a more neutral cost of clearing, absent the pressure to manage a large directional position at a specific CCP. |

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## How Do Firms Strategically Manage Fragmentation?

Faced with these challenges, firms employ several strategies to mitigate the costs of fragmentation. These strategies operate on both an operational and a market-facing level.

- **[Portfolio Compression](https://prime.greeks.live/area/portfolio-compression/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite)** ▴ Firms actively seek opportunities to tear up economically redundant trades within a single CCP. While compression is a useful tool in any environment, its value is magnified in a fragmented world as it helps to reduce the gross notional exposure at each individual clearinghouse.

- **Strategic Trade Allocation** ▴ Larger dealers with the ability to clear at multiple venues may route trades to the CCP that offers the greatest marginal netting benefit for their existing portfolio. This decision is dynamic and requires real-time analysis of their positions across all clearinghouses.

- **Client Incentivization** ▴ As seen with the CCP basis, dealers may use pricing to incentivize clients to clear trades at a specific CCP that helps the dealer manage their own risk and collateral obligations. This passes some of the costs or benefits of fragmentation on to end-users.

The overarching strategic goal is to simulate the benefits of a unified netting pool as closely as possible within the constraints of a divided architecture. This requires a significant investment in analytics and a proactive approach to risk and [collateral management](https://prime.greeks.live/area/collateral-management/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite).

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## Execution

The execution of trading and risk management in a fragmented CCP environment moves the discussion from strategic principles to quantitative and operational realities. The impact on [collateral efficiency](https://prime.greeks.live/area/collateral-efficiency/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) is not abstract; it is a measurable cost that can be modeled and managed. For institutional participants, mastering the execution layer is paramount to preserving capital and maintaining a competitive edge.

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## The Operational Playbook for Margin Calculation

The core of the inefficiency lies in the calculation of Initial Margin (IM). CCPs typically use a [Value-at-Risk](https://prime.greeks.live/area/value-at-risk/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) (VaR) based model to determine the amount of collateral required to cover potential future exposure in the event of a member’s default. The key feature of these models is that they account for portfolio-level offsets. Risks from different positions within the same portfolio can net against each other, reducing the overall VaR and, consequently, the IM requirement.

Fragmentation breaks this portfolio effect. A position at CCP A and an offsetting position at CCP B are treated as two separate portfolios. Each CCP calculates IM based only on the positions it clears, ignoring the existence of the risk-reducing position at the other venue. This leads to a situation where the sum of the IM required by each individual CCP is greater than the IM that would be required if the entire portfolio were held at a single CCP.

- **Data Ingestion** ▴ The firm’s risk system must aggregate position data from all CCPs in real-time. This includes trade details, current market values, and existing margin balances.

- **Independent IM Calculation** ▴ The system must be able to replicate the specific VaR model of each CCP (e.g. CME’s SPAN or LCH’s PAIRS). It calculates the IM for each CCP’s portfolio independently.

- **Hypothetical Centralized Calculation** ▴ For comparison and strategic planning, the system calculates the IM for the firm’s entire global portfolio as if it were cleared at a single, hypothetical “Mega CCP”.

- **The Collateral Delta** ▴ The difference between the sum of the independent IM calculations and the hypothetical centralized IM calculation represents the direct collateral cost of fragmentation. This “Collateral Delta” is a key performance indicator for the firm’s treasury and risk functions.

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## Quantitative Modeling the Collateral Cost

A quantitative example makes the cost of fragmentation clear. Consider a global dealer with a simplified portfolio of interest rate swaps (IRS). The portfolio is perfectly balanced from an economic standpoint, with no net interest rate risk. However, the positions are cleared across two different CCPs.

| Trade ID | Product | Notional (USD) | Position | Cleared At | Portfolio Risk Contribution |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| T1 | 10Y USD IRS | 500M | Pay Fixed | CCP A | Substantial directional risk at CCP A |
| T2 | 10Y USD IRS | 500M | Receive Fixed | CCP B | Substantial directional risk at CCP B |

Let us analyze the Initial Margin implications:

- **Scenario 1 (Fragmented Clearing)** ▴ 

<li>**CCP A** sees only the “Pay Fixed” position (T1). It has significant directional risk and calculates an IM of approximately $10 million (assuming a hypothetical 2% margin rate on the notional).

- **CCP B** sees only the “Receive Fixed” position (T2). It also has significant directional risk and calculates an IM of approximately $10 million.

- **Total Initial Margin Required** ▴ $20 million.

</li>
- **Scenario 2 (Centralized Clearing)** ▴ 

<li>A single **“Mega CCP”** would see both T1 and T2. The “Pay Fixed” and “Receive Fixed” positions are perfectly offsetting.

- The net exposure is zero. The VaR of the portfolio is zero.

- **Total Initial Margin Required** ▴ $0 (or a minimal amount to cover operational risks).

</li>

In this simplified model, fragmentation imposes a direct, measurable collateral cost of $20 million on the dealer. This capital is trapped, unable to be deployed for other purposes, solely due to the architecture of the clearing system.

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## Predictive Scenario Analysis a Dealer’s Dilemma

Consider the head of a USD swaps desk at a major bank in London. Her desk has a large net “received fixed” position at LCH, accumulated over months of client trading. This large directional position results in a substantial and growing initial margin requirement at LCH. A major US corporate client calls, wanting to execute a large, 500 million notional “pay fixed” swap ▴ a trade that would perfectly offset the desk’s existing LCH position.

However, the client’s operational setup and preference is to clear through CME in Chicago. The desk’s trader is now faced with a dilemma. Executing the trade as the client wishes means the bank’s overall economic risk is now flat, which is desirable. But the operational reality is different.

The “received fixed” position remains at LCH, continuing to incur a large margin charge. The new “pay fixed” position is established at CME, creating a new, large directional position there and incurring its own substantial margin charge. The bank’s total collateral requirement has now nearly doubled, despite its net risk being zero. The cost of funding this additional collateral must be priced into the quote given to the US client, making the bank’s price less competitive.

Alternatively, the trader could try to persuade the client to clear through LCH, perhaps by offering a slightly better price ▴ a direct manifestation of the CCP basis. The client may or may not agree, depending on their own constraints. This daily, trade-by-trade struggle is the tactical reality of executing a global business within a fragmented clearing infrastructure.

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## What Is the Impact on System Integration?

The technological and operational burden of connecting to multiple CCPs is substantial. Each CCP represents a distinct technical and legal counterparty. This requires:

- **Separate Connectivity** ▴ Establishing and maintaining dedicated APIs and network infrastructure for each CCP to handle trade submission, position reporting, and margin calls.

- **Collateral Management Systems** ▴ Sophisticated software is needed to track collateral balances across multiple venues, manage eligibility criteria (which assets are accepted by which CCP), and automate the movement of securities and cash to meet margin calls, which may occur at different times and in different currencies.

- **Legal and Compliance Overhead** ▴ Maintaining separate clearing member agreements with each CCP, and ensuring compliance with the distinct rulebooks and regulatory regimes of each jurisdiction.

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## References

- Benos, Evangelos, et al. “The cost of clearing fragmentation.” Staff Working Paper No. 800, Bank of England, 2019.

- Duffie, Darrell, and Haoxiang Zhu. “Does a central clearing counterparty reduce counterparty risk?.” The Review of Asset Pricing Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 2011, pp. 74-95.

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

- Ghamami, Samim, and Paul Glasserman. “The pitfalls of central clearing in the presence of systematic risk.” Journal of Financial Intermediation, vol. 38, 2019, pp. 1-16.

- Heath, A. D. Kelly, and M. Manning. “The efficiency of central clearing ▴ A segmented markets approach.” RBA Research Discussion Paper, 2016-07.

- Cont, Rama, and Ulrich Kokholm. “Central clearing of OTC derivatives ▴ Bilateral vs. multilateral netting.” Statistics & Risk Modeling, vol. 31, no. 1, 2014, pp. 3-22.

- Cenedese, Gino, et al. “The impact of margin requirements on voluntary clearing decisions.” Office of the Chief Economist, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 2019.

- Menkveld, Albert J. “The economics of central clearing.” Annual Review of Financial Economics, vol. 9, 2017, pp. 299-319.

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## Reflection

The analysis of CCP fragmentation moves beyond a technical discussion of market plumbing into a fundamental examination of a system’s design. The structural choices made by regulators and market operators have direct, quantifiable consequences on capital efficiency and risk management for every participant. The existence of these inefficiencies prompts a critical self-assessment.

Is your operational framework merely reacting to the demands of a fragmented world, or is it architected to anticipate and strategically navigate them? Does your view of collateral extend beyond a defensive requirement to that of a dynamic asset to be optimized across the entire enterprise?

The principles of netting and collateral efficiency are universal. Understanding their degradation within a fragmented system provides a lens through which to evaluate other potential sources of friction in your execution and settlement workflows. The capacity to model these costs, manage them proactively, and integrate this intelligence into your trading strategy is a defining characteristic of a resilient and competitive financial institution. The challenge presented by CCP fragmentation is ultimately an opportunity to build a more sophisticated and robust internal system for managing global risk and capital.

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## Glossary

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## Counterparty Credit Risk

Meaning ▴ Counterparty Credit Risk, in the context of crypto investing and derivatives trading, denotes the potential for financial loss arising from a counterparty's failure to fulfill its contractual obligations in a transaction. </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 is a risk management and efficiency mechanism where payment or delivery obligations among three or more parties are offset, resulting in a single, reduced net obligation for each participant. </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, in the realm of crypto derivatives trading and institutional options, represents the upfront collateral required by a clearinghouse, exchange, or counterparty to open and maintain a leveraged position or options contract. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/collateral-optimization/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Collateral Optimization

Meaning ▴ Collateral Optimization is the advanced financial practice of strategically managing and allocating diverse collateral assets to minimize funding costs, reduce capital consumption, and efficiently meet margin or security requirements across an institution's entire portfolio of trading and lending activities. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/ccp-fragmentation/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Ccp Fragmentation

Meaning ▴ CCP Fragmentation in the crypto context describes a market structure where multiple Central Counterparty (CCP) clearing houses operate independently, each clearing a subset of derivative contracts or assets. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/ccp-basis/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Ccp Basis

Meaning ▴ CCP Basis denotes the price differential between a centrally cleared derivative instrument and its equivalent bilateral over-the-counter (OTC) derivative. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/directional-risk/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Directional Risk

Meaning ▴ Directional Risk refers to the exposure an investment or portfolio has to the overall movement of an underlying asset's price. </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 ▴ Portfolio compression is a risk management technique wherein two or more market participants agree to reduce the notional value and number of outstanding trades within their portfolios without altering their net market risk exposure. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/collateral-management/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Collateral Management

Meaning ▴ Collateral Management, within the crypto investing and institutional options trading landscape, refers to the sophisticated process of exchanging, monitoring, and optimizing assets (collateral) posted to mitigate counterparty credit risk in derivative transactions. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/collateral-efficiency/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Collateral Efficiency

Meaning ▴ Collateral Efficiency quantifies how effectively a given amount of collateral can support a larger volume of borrowing, trading, or financial exposure. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/value-at-risk/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Value-At-Risk

Meaning ▴ Value-at-Risk (VaR), within the context of crypto investing and institutional risk management, is a statistical metric quantifying the maximum potential financial loss that a portfolio could incur over a specified time horizon with a given confidence level. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/operational-risk/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Operational Risk

Meaning ▴ Operational Risk, within the complex systems architecture of crypto investing and trading, refers to the potential for losses resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people, and systems, or from adverse external events. </a>

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### [What Are the Key Differences between ISDA SIMM and a CCP’s Proprietary Margin Model?](https://options.greeks.live/question/what-are-the-key-differences-between-isda-simm-and-a-ccps-proprietary-margin-model/)
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ISDA SIMM is a standardized bilateral risk framework, while a CCP model is a proprietary multilateral risk utility.

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### [What Is the Role of a Central Counterparty in Margin Calculations?](https://options.greeks.live/question/what-is-the-role-of-a-central-counterparty-in-margin-calculations/)
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A central counterparty's margin calculation is the quantitative engine that collateralizes market-wide credit risk, ensuring systemic stability.

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### [How Does CCP Fragmentation Directly Impact a Firm’s Collateral Costs?](https://options.greeks.live/question/how-does-ccp-fragmentation-directly-impact-a-firms-collateral-costs/)
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CCP fragmentation inflates collateral costs by preventing risk netting, forcing firms to fund gross exposures instead of their net risk.

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### [How Does Central Clearing Alter the Economics of the Cash-Futures Basis Trade?](https://options.greeks.live/question/how-does-central-clearing-alter-the-economics-of-the-cash-futures-basis-trade/)
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Central clearing alters the basis trade by replacing variable counterparty risk with the standardized costs of margining and CCP interaction.

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### [What Are the Systemic Implications of Inadequate Post-Trade Monitoring for Financial Stability?](https://options.greeks.live/question/what-are-the-systemic-implications-of-inadequate-post-trade-monitoring-for-financial-stability/)
![A fractured, polished disc with a central, sharp conical element symbolizes fragmented digital asset liquidity. This Principal RFQ engine ensures high-fidelity execution, precise price discovery, and atomic settlement within complex market microstructure, optimizing capital efficiency.](https://options.greeks.live/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/principal-rfq-engine-unifying-fragmented-digital-asset-derivatives-liquidity-for-best-execution.jpg)

Inadequate post-trade monitoring creates latent systemic risk by obscuring true counterparty exposures until it is too late to contain failure.

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### [How Does Central Clearing for Equity RFQs Change the Counterparty Risk Profile for Institutions?](https://options.greeks.live/question/how-does-central-clearing-for-equity-rfqs-change-the-counterparty-risk-profile-for-institutions/)
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Central clearing transforms equity RFQ counterparty risk by substituting bilateral exposures with a single, collateralized obligation to a CCP.

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### [How Does Central Clearing Impact Systemic Risk within the Financial Markets?](https://options.greeks.live/question/how-does-central-clearing-impact-systemic-risk-within-the-financial-markets/)
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Central clearing re-architects systemic risk, exchanging diffuse counterparty risk for managed, concentrated risk at the central counterparty.

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### [What Are the Primary Operational Risks for a Market Maker in a Centrally Cleared Environment?](https://options.greeks.live/question/what-are-the-primary-operational-risks-for-a-market-maker-in-a-centrally-cleared-environment/)
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A market maker's primary operational risks in a cleared environment are managing the CCP's dynamic liquidity and collateral demands.

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### [How Does Counterparty Risk Mitigation Differ between a Ccp and a Bilateral Csa Agreement?](https://options.greeks.live/question/how-does-counterparty-risk-mitigation-differ-between-a-ccp-and-a-bilateral-csa-agreement/)
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CCPs mutualize risk through a centralized, standardized waterfall; CSAs manage it via bespoke, bilateral collateral agreements.

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