July 12, 2024

Acceptable Collateral Haircut Review

LCH circular number: 4317
Date: July 12, 2024
To: All LCH Ltd Members

The LCH Limited (LCH) Risk Management department has undertaken a review of the haircuts applied to member margin collateral.

Changes to the haircuts resulting from this review will be made effective from Friday 19th of July 2024* and can be viewed within the LCH Knowledge Centre (accessible via LCH Portal)

The new haircut schedule will be published alongside the existing haircut schedule within the LCH the LCH Knowledge Centre (accessible via LCH Portal)

LCH continues to reserve the right to use its discretion in all circumstances and, in particular, around areas of specific concentration in securities received as margin collateral, including ‘wrong-way' risk.

Members seeking further information in relation to this Circular or confirmation of eligibility should contact the following:

FLR BAU

FLRBAU@lch.com

*Subject to regulatory review