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LCH.Clearnet - a global leader
LCH.Clearnet is the leading independent clearing house group, serving major international exchanges and platforms, as well as a range of OTC markets. It clears a broad range of asset classes including: securities, exchange traded derivatives, commodities, energy, freight, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps and euro and sterling denominated bonds and repos; and works closely with market participants and exchanges to identify and develop clearing services for new asset classes.
LCH.Clearnet Group Ltd is owned 83% by its clients and 17% by exchanges.
Setting the standards for Risk Management
As the world’s leading independent clearing house – we have an unequalled reputation for reducing risk across a wide span of markets globally. We are committed to setting and maintaining the very highest standards, across all our services and all the asset classes we clear.
Our robust, tried and tested risk management framework affords unsurpassed levels of protection to clearing members by providing early identification of customers who might be unable to fulfil their obligations.
News
06 February
- SwapClear Announces U.S. $34 Billion Cleared in Client Business in January 2012
LCH.Clearnet Limited's (LCH.Clearnet's) market-leading interest rate swap (IRS) clearing service, SwapClear, today announced that in January it cleared U.S. $34 billion in total notional client business across seven of the 17 currencies currently available.
13 January
- LCH.Clearnet clears a record €152 trillion fixed income trades in 2011: up 11% on 2010
The total nominal value of fixed income trades cleared by LCH.Clearnet Group (LCH.Clearnet) in 2011 reached a record €152 trillion, an increase of 11% on 2010 as market participants have turned to clearing to mitigate counterparty risk in a highly volatile environment.
11 January
- LCH.Clearnet named 'clearing house of the year' by Risk Magazine for second consecutive year
LCH.Clearnet Group (LCH.Clearnet) has been named "clearing house of the year" for the second year in a row by Risk Magazine, in recognition of its market leading OTC derivative risk management capabilities, client-focused service and development of innovative clearing solutions.
