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Relating to ICC’s Liquidity Thresholds
for Euro Denominated Products
February 8, 2017.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
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(‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4,2 notice is
hereby given that on January 27, 2017,
ICE Clear Credit LLC (‘‘ICC’’) filed with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the
proposed rule change, security-based
swap submission, or advance notice as
described in Items I, II and III below,
which Items have been primarily
prepared by ICC. The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change,
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security-based swap submission, or
advance notice from interested persons.
I. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the
Terms of Substance of the Proposed
Rule Change, Security-Based Swap
Submission, or Advance Notice
The principal purpose of the
proposed changes is to amend the ICC
Clearing Rules (‘‘ICC Rules’’), the ICC
Treasury Operations Policies and
Procedures, and the ICC Liquidity Risk
Management Framework to update ICC’s
liquidity thresholds for Euro
denominated products.
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II. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the
Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the
Proposed Rule Change, Security-Based
Swap Submission, or Advance Notice
In its filing with the Commission, ICC
included statements concerning the
purpose of and basis for the proposed
rule change, security-based swap
submission, or advance notice and
discussed any comments it received on
the proposed rule change, securitybased swap submission, or advance
notice. The text of these statements may
be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. ICC has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B,
and C below, of the most significant
aspects of these statements.
A. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the
Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the
Proposed Rule Change, Security-Based
Swap Submission, or Advance Notice
The proposed revisions are intended
to update ICC’s liquidity thresholds for
Euro denominated products. Currently,
for Euro denominated products, 65% of
Clearing Participant Non-Client Initial
Margin and Guaranty Fund Liquidity
Requirements (‘‘Non-Client Liquidity
Requirements’’) must be posted in Euro
cash and the next 35% may be posted
in Euro cash, United States (‘‘U.S.’’)
Dollar cash, U.S. Treasury securities,
and/or other G7 cash. ICC proposes
updating the liquidity thresholds for
Euro denominated products, set forth in
Schedule 401 of the ICC Rules, to
require the first 45% of Non-Client
Liquidity Requirements to be satisfied
with Euro cash. The next 20% may be
posted in Euro cash or U.S. Dollar cash,
and the final 35% may be posted in
Euro cash, U.S. Dollar cash, U.S.
Treasury securities, and/or other G7
cash. The 45% minimum percentage
requirement is equivalent to the
maximum assumed one day movement
in Initial Margin (assuming a 5-day risk
horizon).
The proposed revisions will provide
Clearing Participants with the option to
cover 20% of the current Euro liquidity
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threshold with either Euro cash or U.S.
Dollar cash. ICC’s Euro liquidity will
not be negatively impacted by the
proposed changes as ICC’s committed
foreign exchange (‘‘FX’’) facility
provides for same day settled spot FX
transactions. The facility allows ICC to
use available U.S. Dollar cash to convert
into Euro cash to meet a Euro liquidity
need, for example in the unlikely event
of a Clearing Participant default when
Euro cash is needed for liquidity but
only U.S. Dollar cash is available.3
The ICC Treasury Operations Policies
and Procedures and ICC Liquidity Risk
Management Framework have also been
updated to reflect the update to ICC’s
Non-Client Liquidity Requirements for
Euro denominated products. The
changes to the Euro cash Non-Client
Liquidity Requirements do not require
any operational changes.
Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act 4
requires, among other things, that the
rules of a clearing agency be designed to
promote the prompt and accurate
clearance and settlement of securities
transactions and, to the extent
applicable, derivative agreements,
contracts, and transactions; to assure the
safeguarding of securities and funds
which are in the custody or control of
the clearing agency or for which it is
responsible; and to comply with the
provisions of the Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder. ICC believes
that the proposed rule changes are
consistent with the requirements of the
Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder applicable to ICC, in
particular, to Section 17A(b)(3)(F),5
because ICC believes that the update to
its liquidity thresholds for Euro
denominated products will promote the
prompt and accurate clearance and
settlement of securities transactions,
derivatives agreements, contracts, and
transactions, and contribute to the
safeguarding of securities and funds
associated with security-based swap
transactions in ICC’s custody or control,
or for which ICC is responsible. The
proposed update to ICC’s liquidity
thresholds for Euro denominated
products will permit Clearing
Participants to post more U.S. Dollar
cash to meet Euro Non-Client Liquidity
Requirements. Given the fact that, to the
extent possible, ICC deposits U.S. Dollar
cash in its account at the Federal
Reserve Bank of Chicago, the use of
additional U.S. Dollar cash provides
superior safety and security for
3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34–
78566 (Aug. 12, 2016), 81 FR 55254 (Aug. 18, 2016)
(File No. SR–ICC–2016–009).
4 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(F).
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depositors, as the U.S. Dollar cash is
held in a manner whereby risk of loss
or of delay in access to them is
minimized, consistent with Section
17A(b)(3)(F) 6 and Rule 17Ad–22(d)(3).7
Additionally, the change to the
liquidity thresholds for Euro
denominated products will not
adversely impact ICC’s liquidity levels
because ICC’s committed FX facility
provides for same day settled spot FX
transactions, which allows ICC to use
available U.S. Dollar cash to convert
into Euro cash to meet a Euro liquidity
need. As such, the proposed change
would increase the safety and security
of ICC’s assets without any
diminishment of its ability to meet its
liquidity needs. Further, the changes
promote liquidity and ensure assets are
available in the event of a participant
default. As previously stated, ICC will
hold the additional U.S. Dollar cash at
the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. In
doing so, ICC reduces the likelihood
that assets securing participant
obligations would be unavailable when
ICC needs to draw on them, thus
safeguarding ICC’s ability to meet its
settlement obligations. For the foregoing
reasons, the updated liquidity
thresholds for Euro denominated
products are designed consistent with
ICC’s objective to promote the prompt
and accurate clearance and settlement of
securities transactions, derivatives
agreements, contracts, and transactions,
and contribute to the safeguarding of
securities and funds associated with
security-based swap transactions in
ICC’s custody or control, or for which
ICC is responsible, consistent with
Section 17A(b)(3)(F).8
In addition, the proposed revisions
are consistent with the relevant
requirements of Rule 17Ad–22.9 ICC’s
Euro liquidity or financial resources
will not be negatively impacted by the
proposed changes as ICC’s committed
FX facility provides for same day settled
spot FX transactions, to convert U.S.
Dollar cash into Euro cash. As such, the
changes are therefore reasonably
designed to meet the requirements of
Rule 17Ad–22(b)(3).10
B. Clearing Agency’s Statement on
Burden on Competition
ICC does not believe the proposed
rule change would have any impact, or
impose any burden, on competition.
The proposed update to ICC’s liquidity
thresholds for Euro denominated
6 Id.
7 17
CFR 240.17Ad–22(d)(3).
U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(F).
9 17 CFR 240.17Ad–22.
10 17 CFR 240.17Ad–22(b)(3).
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products applies consistently across all
market participants and the
implementation of the proposed
liquidity thresholds for Euro
denominated products does not
preclude the implementation of similar
changes by other market participants.
Therefore, ICC does not believe the
update to its liquidity thresholds for
Euro denominated products imposes
any burden on competition that is
inappropriate in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act.
C. Clearing Agency’s Statement on
Comments on the Proposed Rule
Change, Security-Based Swap
Submission, or Advance Notice
Received From Members, Participants or
Others
Written comments relating to the
proposed rule change have not been
solicited or received. ICC will notify the
Commission of any written comments
received by ICC.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change, Security-Based
Swap Submission, or Advance Notice
and Timing for Commission Action
Within 45 days of the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register or within such longer period
up to 90 days (i) as the Commission may
designate if it finds such longer period
to be appropriate and publishes its
reasons for so finding or (ii) as to which
the self-regulatory organization
consents, the Commission will:
(A) By order approve or disapprove
such proposed rule change, or
(B) institute proceedings to determine
whether the proposed rule change
should be disapproved.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
including whether the proposed rule
change, security-based swap
submission, or advance notice is
consistent with the Act. Comments may
be submitted by any of the following
methods:
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Electronic Comments
• Use the Commission’s Internet
comment form (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an email to rule-comments@
sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–
ICC–2017–002 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
Send paper comments in triplicate to
Secretary, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549–1090.
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All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–ICC–2017–002. This file
number should be included on the
subject line if email is used. To help the
Commission process and review your
comments more efficiently, please use
only one method. The Commission will
post all comments on the Commission’s
Internet Web site (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
submission, all subsequent
amendments, all written statements
with respect to the proposed rule
change, security-based swap
submission, or advance notice that are
filed with the Commission, and all
written communications relating to the
proposed rule change, security-based
swap submission, or advance notice
between the Commission and any
person, other than those that may be
withheld from the public in accordance
with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will
be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official
business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such
filings will also be available for
inspection and copying at the principal
office of ICE Clear Credit and on ICE
Clear Credit’s Web site at https://
www.theice.com/clear-credit/regulation.
All comments received will be posted
without change; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying
information from submissions. You
should submit only information that
you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File
Number SR–ICC–2017–002 and should
be submitted on or before March 7,
2017.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.11
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Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Credit LLC; Notice of
Proposed Rule Change, Security-Based Swap Submission, or Advance Notice
Relating to ICC's Liquidity Thresholds for Euro Denominated Products
February 8, 2017.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4,\2\ notice is hereby given that on January
27, 2017, ICE Clear Credit LLC (``ICC'') filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change,
security-based swap submission, or advance notice as described in Items
I, II and III below, which Items have been primarily prepared by ICC.
The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change,
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persons.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the
Proposed Rule Change, Security-Based Swap Submission, or Advance Notice
The principal purpose of the proposed changes is to amend the ICC
Clearing Rules (``ICC Rules''), the ICC Treasury Operations Policies
and Procedures, and the ICC Liquidity Risk Management Framework to
update ICC's liquidity thresholds for Euro denominated products.
II. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis
for, the Proposed Rule Change, Security-Based Swap Submission, or
Advance Notice
In its filing with the Commission, ICC included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change,
security-based swap submission, or advance notice and discussed any
comments it received on the proposed rule change, security-based swap
submission, or advance notice. The text of these statements may be
examined at the places specified in Item IV below. ICC has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most
significant aspects of these statements.
A. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis
for, the Proposed Rule Change, Security-Based Swap Submission, or
Advance Notice
The proposed revisions are intended to update ICC's liquidity
thresholds for Euro denominated products. Currently, for Euro
denominated products, 65% of Clearing Participant Non-Client Initial
Margin and Guaranty Fund Liquidity Requirements (``Non-Client Liquidity
Requirements'') must be posted in Euro cash and the next 35% may be
posted in Euro cash, United States (``U.S.'') Dollar cash, U.S.
Treasury securities, and/or other G7 cash. ICC proposes updating the
liquidity thresholds for Euro denominated products, set forth in
Schedule 401 of the ICC Rules, to require the first 45% of Non-Client
Liquidity Requirements to be satisfied with Euro cash. The next 20% may
be posted in Euro cash or U.S. Dollar cash, and the final 35% may be
posted in Euro cash, U.S. Dollar cash, U.S. Treasury securities, and/or
other G7 cash. The 45% minimum percentage requirement is equivalent to
the maximum assumed one day movement in Initial Margin (assuming a 5-
day risk horizon).
The proposed revisions will provide Clearing Participants with the
option to cover 20% of the current Euro liquidity threshold with either
Euro cash or U.S. Dollar cash. ICC's Euro liquidity will not be
negatively impacted by the proposed changes as ICC's committed foreign
exchange (``FX'') facility provides for same day settled spot FX
transactions. The facility allows ICC to use available U.S. Dollar cash
to convert into Euro cash to meet a Euro liquidity need, for example in
the unlikely event of a Clearing Participant default when Euro cash is
needed for liquidity but only U.S. Dollar cash is available.\3\
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\3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34-78566 (Aug. 12,
2016), 81 FR 55254 (Aug. 18, 2016) (File No. SR-ICC-2016-009).
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The ICC Treasury Operations Policies and Procedures and ICC
Liquidity Risk Management Framework have also been updated to reflect
the update to ICC's Non-Client Liquidity Requirements for Euro
denominated products. The changes to the Euro cash Non-Client Liquidity
Requirements do not require any operational changes.
Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act \4\ requires, among other things,
that the rules of a clearing agency be designed to promote the prompt
and accurate clearance and settlement of securities transactions and,
to the extent applicable, derivative agreements, contracts, and
transactions; to assure the safeguarding of securities and funds which
are in the custody or control of the clearing agency or for which it is
responsible; and to comply with the provisions of the Act and the rules
and regulations thereunder. ICC believes that the proposed rule changes
are consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to ICC, in particular, to Section
17A(b)(3)(F),\5\ because ICC believes that the update to its liquidity
thresholds for Euro denominated products will promote the prompt and
accurate clearance and settlement of securities transactions,
derivatives agreements, contracts, and transactions, and contribute to
the safeguarding of securities and funds associated with security-based
swap transactions in ICC's custody or control, or for which ICC is
responsible. The proposed update to ICC's liquidity thresholds for Euro
denominated products will permit Clearing Participants to post more
U.S. Dollar cash to meet Euro Non-Client Liquidity Requirements. Given
the fact that, to the extent possible, ICC deposits U.S. Dollar cash in
its account at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the use of
additional U.S. Dollar cash provides superior safety and security for
depositors, as the U.S. Dollar cash is held in a manner whereby risk of
loss or of delay in access to them is minimized, consistent with
Section 17A(b)(3)(F) \6\ and Rule 17Ad-22(d)(3).\7\
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\4\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
\5\ Id.
\6\ Id.
\7\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(d)(3).
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Additionally, the change to the liquidity thresholds for Euro
denominated products will not adversely impact ICC's liquidity levels
because ICC's committed FX facility provides for same day settled spot
FX transactions, which allows ICC to use available U.S. Dollar cash to
convert into Euro cash to meet a Euro liquidity need. As such, the
proposed change would increase the safety and security of ICC's assets
without any diminishment of its ability to meet its liquidity needs.
Further, the changes promote liquidity and ensure assets are available
in the event of a participant default. As previously stated, ICC will
hold the additional U.S. Dollar cash at the Federal Reserve Bank of
Chicago. In doing so, ICC reduces the likelihood that assets securing
participant obligations would be unavailable when ICC needs to draw on
them, thus safeguarding ICC's ability to meet its settlement
obligations. For the foregoing reasons, the updated liquidity
thresholds for Euro denominated products are designed consistent with
ICC's objective to promote the prompt and accurate clearance and
settlement of securities transactions, derivatives agreements,
contracts, and transactions, and contribute to the safeguarding of
securities and funds associated with security-based swap transactions
in ICC's custody or control, or for which ICC is responsible,
consistent with Section 17A(b)(3)(F).\8\
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In addition, the proposed revisions are consistent with the
relevant requirements of Rule 17Ad-22.\9\ ICC's Euro liquidity or
financial resources will not be negatively impacted by the proposed
changes as ICC's committed FX facility provides for same day settled
spot FX transactions, to convert U.S. Dollar cash into Euro cash. As
such, the changes are therefore reasonably designed to meet the
requirements of Rule 17Ad-22(b)(3).\10\
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\9\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22.
\10\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(b)(3).
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B. Clearing Agency's Statement on Burden on Competition
ICC does not believe the proposed rule change would have any
impact, or impose any burden, on competition. The proposed update to
ICC's liquidity thresholds for Euro denominated
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products applies consistently across all market participants and the
implementation of the proposed liquidity thresholds for Euro
denominated products does not preclude the implementation of similar
changes by other market participants. Therefore, ICC does not believe
the update to its liquidity thresholds for Euro denominated products
imposes any burden on competition that is inappropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act.
C. Clearing Agency's Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change,
Security-Based Swap Submission, or Advance Notice Received From
Members, Participants or Others
Written comments relating to the proposed rule change have not been
solicited or received. ICC will notify the Commission of any written
comments received by ICC.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change, Security-Based
Swap Submission, or Advance Notice and Timing for Commission Action
Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register or within such longer period up to 90 days (i) as the
Commission may designate if it finds such longer period to be
appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to
which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission will:
(A) By order approve or disapprove such proposed rule change, or
(B) institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule
change should be disapproved.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change, security-based swap submission, or advance notice is consistent
with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of the following
methods:
Electronic Comments
Use the Commission's Internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
Send an email to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include
File Number SR-ICC-2017-002 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities and
Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ICC-2017-002. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change, security-
based swap submission, or advance notice that are filed with the
Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed
rule change, security-based swap submission, or advance notice between
the Commission and any person, other than those that may be withheld
from the public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will
be available for Web site viewing and printing in the Commission's
Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549, on
official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Copies of such filings will also be available for inspection and
copying at the principal office of ICE Clear Credit and on ICE Clear
Credit's Web site at https://www.theice.com/clear-credit/regulation.
All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission
does not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You
should submit only information that you wish to make available
publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ICC-2017-002
and should be submitted on or before March 7, 2017.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\11\
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\11\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-02909 Filed 2-13-17; 8:45 am]
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