
CME Group is vitally aware of its role in global markets and is confident that our operational standards paired with our financial safeguards provide an effective set of risk management tools and capabilities that result in industry leading risk management capabilities. Risk management and financial surveillance are principal functions of CME Clearing’s financial safeguards system. The system:
On March 31, 2013, CME Clearing maintained aggregate performance bonds of approximately $97 billion.1 The following highlights additional available resources of CME Clearing at March 31, 2013 in the event that the resources of the defaulting firm are exhausted.
| Base Financial Safeguards Package | |
| Guaranty Fund Contributions | $3,036,000,000.00 |
| Designated Corporate Contributions | $100,000,000.00 |
| Assessment Powers | $8,349,000,000.00 |
| Minimum Total Assets Available2 | $11,485,000,000.00 |
| IRS Financial Safeguards Package3 | |
| Guaranty Fund Contributions | $1,075,000,000.00 |
| Designated Corporate Contributions | $150,000,000.00 |
| Minimum Total Assets Available | $1,225,000,000.00 |
| CDS Financial Safeguards Package4 | |
| Guaranty Fund Contributions | $739,000,000.00 |
| Designated Corporate Contributions | $50,000,000.00 |
| Minimum Total Assets Available | $789,000,000.00 |
Read CME Clearing’s Financial Safeguards Brochure for complete details on CME Clearing’s financial safeguards system. The brochure is intended to provide an overview of CME Clearing’s financial safeguards system. For additional details and applicable rules, please reference the respective CME Clearing rulebooks published on CME Group’s website (www.cmegroup.com).
1 Aggregate performance bonds stated represent the value after any applicable CME Clearing performance bond haircuts.
2 Exchange memberships assigned to CME Clearing are available in the event of the respective clearing member default.
3 IRS Financial Safeguards additionally include assessment powers as detailed in Rule 8G802 (Protection of Clearing House).
4 CDS Financial Safeguards additionally include assessment powers as detailed in Rule 8H802 (Protection of Clearing House).