Clearing - Clearing Service Provider

LCH.Clearnet is the leading independent clearing house group, serving major international exchanges and platforms, as well as a range of OTC markets. LCH.Clearnet clears more asset classes than anyone else globally including: securities, exchange traded derivatives, commodities, energy, freight, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps and euro and sterling denominated bonds and repos. In addition, LCH.Clearnet has a strong history of working closely with market participants and exchanges to identify and develop clearing services for new asset classes.

LCH.Clearnet is the only clearing house with over 10 years experience clearing over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives and their track record includes successful management of all defaults encountered.

Risk management is at the heart of what LCH.Clearnet does.
LCH.Clearnet has an unequalled reputation for reducing risk across a wide span of markets globally. They are committed to setting and maintaining the very highest standards, across all services and asset classes cleared.

LCH.Clearnet's robust risk management framework affords exceptional levels of protection to clearing members, as demonstrated by their successful handling of the Lehman Brothers default well within the margin held, and without loss to any other members. By constantly evaluating counterparty, market, legal and liquidity risk, LCH.Clearnet ensures that margin cover is set at appropriate levels.

Driving all of LCH.Clearnet's risk management activities is a dedicated team of over 50 risk managers, who share a wealth of experience and a convincing record of successfully managed defaults - both exchange traded and OTC.

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