On June 20, ISDA responded to a joint Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) consultation, welcoming their proposal to indefinitely exempt single stock equity options and index options from the UK bilateral margining requirements. ISDA also welcomed two other proposals by the regulators to reduce the burden of the bilateral margining regime in the UK.
Documents (1) for ISDA Response to FCA and PRA on Margining Requirements
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