The CFTC recently adopted final uncleared swap margin and segregation requirements. Similarly, the U.S. prudential regulators adopted final margin and segregation requirements for uncleared swaps and security-based swaps in November 2015.  We have summarized the requirements of the CFTC’s and the U.S. prudential regulators’ rules in this visual memorandum and have highlighted key points of difference between the rules.


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