Cleared OTC Credit at CME Security. Neutrality. Transparency.

Cleared OTC Credit at CME Security. Neutrality. Transparency.

Contents Why CME for CDS Clearing? CDS Margin Model & Benefits Cleared OTC CDS Product Scope Client Clearing Reporting & Tools Next Steps and Contacts 2

Why CME for CDS Clearing? Global multi-asset class solution for CDS, IRS, and FX all under one clearing house Clients appreciate CME s economical fee structure that supports multi-fcm volume discounts Offering the widest acceptable collateral solution for CDS A true open-access architecture without the dependency on a single platform for trade messaging Clients have the flexibility to allocate transactions pre- or post-clearing to one or more clearing members Cleared over $500 billion in 2016, a 25% increase from 2015 Record open interest of $76 billion in Q4 2016 CDX ADV of $2.00 billion with over 14% market share in client CDX Launched itraxx Main and Crossover products in 2015 ADV $2.20 $2.00 $1.80 $1.60 $1.40 $49 $1.62 CDS Daily Volume & Open Interest ($bn) $58 $1.59 $76 $2.05 O.I. $80 $70 $60 $50 $40 $30 $20 $10 $1.20 2014 2015 2016 ADV O.I. $0 3

Benefits of Margin Model Efficient in Modeling CDS Portfolio Risk - Accounts for hedging, diversification and concentration - Reactive to current market conditions, persistent to extreme events Margins More Accurately Aligned with the Market - Proposed changes to how market risk is assessed may result in reduced margin requirements Intuitive and Straightforward Model Parameters - CORE margin tool to test hypothetical margins on portfolios Applicable to broad range of Credit instruments - CDS NA Indices: High-Yield, Investment Grade - itraxx: Main and Crossover Portfolio Margining - Allows flexibility to offset risks - Will allow for offsets between CDS and itraxx 4

Client Clearing Tools CME CORE Margin Results CME CORE Margin Tool Contact our Risk Team to run margin simulations for new or existing CDS portfolios Select positions and calculate initial margin requirement Maintenance Margin Factor Breakdown CDS Margin Reports Full transparency into margin calculation Analyze and review results Contributing Factor Breakdown Please reach out to cme.core@cmegroup.com or (312) 207 2525 if you have any questions or would like a demo of the applications http://www.cmegroup.com/clearing/cme-core-cme-clearing-online-risk-engine.html 5

Products Supported OTC CDS Indexes Corporate Bond Indexes Mandated for Clearing Status Tenors 3Y 5Y 7Y 10Y Series North America CDX NA IG Y Live 8+ CDX NA HY Y Live 12+ Europe itraxx Main Y Live 17+ itraxx Crossover Y Live 17+ Volume Tiers <1.0 B CDX Fee Comparison Competitor Fee CME Fee % Savings at CME $4.50 25% 1.0-3.0 B $4.05 33% 3.0-10.0 B $6.00 $3.60 40% 10.0-20.0 B $3.15 48% 20.0 B+ $2.70 55% itraxx Fee Comparison Competitor Fee CME Fee % Savings at CME 5.00 2.50 50% All fees are determined on a rate per million basis CME is the lowest cost provider for clearing both CDX and itraxx Products http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/cds/ 6

Sample Portfolio Margining Scenarios Flexibility to offset risks between combinations of CDX and itraxx Indices Portfolio Margining Scenario CDX Index itraxx Index Portfolio Size $100MM 100 MM Instrument(s) CDX IG 25 itraxx Main 24 Portfolio Direction Buy Protection Sell Protection Tenor 5y 5y Individual Margin Requirement (in USDE) $928,173 $2,029,818 Portfolio Margin Requirement Portfolio Margining Results $2,102,048 (USDE) Savings of $855,943 or 28% *Analysis run on 11/13/2015 7

Trade Workflow Mechanics Straight Through Processing allows for real-time clearing and trade confirmations Client ED 1 Trade receives credit pre-approval from FCM (precedes this workflow) 2 SEF 2 2 Client executes trade with Executing Dealer (ED) on SEF 3 5 3 SEF sends trade to CME for Clearing 5 CME Clearing House Product Account Credit 5 4 After validating product, account and applying credit limits set by CME, swap is accepted for clearing 5 CME sends Cleared notification to SEF which displays trade status to principals Clearing Member (Client) Clearing Member (ED) 5 CME sends a Clearing Confirmation to Clearing Member(s) 8

CME Clearing Platforms Connected to CME Clearing Several market leading affirmation platforms and Swap Execution Facilities are directly connected to CME Clearing Connectivity Partners OTC Clearing Members 9

Netting Options CME provides Two Customer Netting Options: Daily Net and Adjusted Gross Option Daily Net Description At the end of the day, trades are automatically net into a single position view. The client can maintain separate transactions as they see fit, provided the net matches with CME Allows client to keep their trades open while reporting one net position CME will show one net long or short position view along with the daily activity Clearing Firms and clients are free to keep the trades open on their side At the end of the day, trades are left gross with the ability to selectively net trades Adjusted Gross Allows client to unambiguously keep their trades open CME will show an aggregate long/short position view along with the daily activity at the end of day Clearing Firms and client are free to keep trades open on their side Clients can choose to selectively net positions on their side 10

Comprehensive Reporting Seamlessly integrate key OTC data into your internal systems. Reports Description Time Product Reference File A complete list of products eligible for clearing 6:00 p.m. ET EUR Settlement Price File Provides end-of-day settlement prices for itraxx 12:30 p.m. ET Early Settlement Price File Provides preliminary settlement prices 4:45 p.m. ET Final Settlement Price File Provides end-of-day settlement prices 5:00 p.m. ET Client Margin Summary Report Client MR3 Report CDS Position Report Provides an account breakdown of your USD Initial Margin requirements across your FCMs Provides an account breakdown of your Initial Margin requirements for each breakout currency (USD & EUR), across your FCMs Provides a summary of all positions marked-to-market once per day 10:00 p.m. ET 10:00 p.m. ET 9:00 p.m. ET 11

Contacts For more information, please contact us: On-Boarding Team +1 312 338 7112 onboarding@cmegroup.com Liam Smith +1 312 207 2538 liam.smith@cmegroup.com Phil Hermon +44 203 379 3983 phil.hermon@cmegroup.com Harry Yeo +65 6593 5581 harry.yeo@cmegroup.com Visit www.cmegroup.com/cds to learn more 12

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