CME Clearing serves as the counterparty to every cleared transaction, becoming the buyer to each seller and the seller to each buyer, and limiting credit risk by guaranteeing financial performance of both parties.
CME Clearing’s integrated clearing function is designed to ensure the safety and soundness of our markets and serve the risk management needs of our customers. Through our operational standards and financial safeguards, CME Clearing provides an effective set of risk management tools and capabilities to benefit market participants.
Mitigate Your Risk
Counterparty credit risk is shared among clearing members
Enhance Your Efficiency
Real-time trade confirmations and straight-through processing once a contract is cleared
Know Your Costs
Offset margin costs by reducing expenses
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Performance Bonds/Margins
- Learn more about Performance Bonds/Margins, including margin requirements, CME Margin Services, and frequently asked questions.
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Margin Services
- Calculate your margins and portfolio margining savings, effectively mitigate risk, and interact with CME margin models.
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Customer & Market Protections
- Get more information about how we protect our customers through risk management and financial surveillance.
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Financial Safeguards
- Get an overview of the financial safeguards the CME Clearing has in place to secure the safety and soundness of our markets.
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Select a Margin Tool
Depending on your needs, CME Clearing has a margin tool for you.
Whether you prefer to access via a browser, API or downloadable software to run calculations locally, one of our three margin services will work for you. Compare our tool offering using the matrix below to find the solution most suitable for your needs.
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