... destruction because of fire.
The seriousness ofthe threat to Indonesia’s forests has prompted the European Commission
to reorient its development co-operation with Indonesia to focus onthesustainable ... range of projects in the field of conservation and sustainable forest
management. The funds for this support have been donated in the form of grants.
The importance ofthe fire issue cannot ... of concern to the regional
office ofthe Ministry of Forestry and Estate Crops in South Sumatra after the widespread
smoke haze pollution of 1997. As part of our commitment to sustainable forest...
... Introduction
In light of rapidly growing cross-border trading volumes, the sophistication
of information technology, financial market deregulation, and the ongoing
integration and harmonisation ofthe ... sectors.
In Europe, other issues have driven the quest forthe optimal structure for
the post-trade industry. The launch ofthe European Monetary Union, par-
ticularly the introduction ofthe euro, has ... Options Clearing Corporation
OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OFT Of ce of Fair Trading
OMLX OM London Exchange
OTC over -the- counter
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PBOT Philadelphia Board of...
... builds onthe findings ofthe previous chapters and
consists of four matrices. These provide the foundation for an assessment of
the impact of various network strategies on efficiency. The matrices ... 8 compares these conclusions with the
case study findings. Final conclusions are then drawn regarding the impact of
network strategies onthe efficiency of European clearing. Based on these find-
ings, ... common
feature in the context of derivatives trading is the employment of position limits, which are set by either
the exchange or clearing house. Position limits constrain the number of contracts...
... between the
partners.
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Also, the higher the level of integration through a certain initiative,
the stronger the potential effect of any given initiative onthe structure of the
Value Provision ... to the complexity of measuring and
quantifying the savings from the reductions in back -of ce costs, these savings
are not analysed in the context of this study. Forthe purpose of this study, the
indicator ... costs of connecting to a clearing house, which
can comprise initial informational, search and contracting costs. These costs
include the compilation of necessary data and information, consultations...
... not
associated with the final conclusions of this study. The findings of this study
do not necessarily reflect the views ofthe individuals interviewed in the context
of this study.
The majority ofthe oral ... questionnaire to their team. Prior interaction was therefore considered
essential for conveying the benefits of contributing to the research and to
enhance the interviewees’ understanding ofthe nature ... higher fee income forthe clearer.
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Nonetheless, the interviewed clearing members’ general perception of the
relevance ofthe cost of capital was marginal:
The cost of funding for us as a bank...
... cents forthe hedge in index options. Lastly, CC&G charges €1.56 for
clearing services.
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This helps to provide first evidence ofthe existence of economies of scale onthe part ofthe clearing
houses. ... comparison
of these production costs to the GCMs’ commissions exceeds the scope of this
study, but the overview of clearing members’ costs of production provided
here serves to clarify further the structural ... scale’ business in the electronic
world Thereislittle economic justification to clear on a small scale.
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Despite these limitationsand constraining factors, theexpert inquiry nonethe-
less revealed...
... example, results in a doubling ofthe number of contracts traded,
but at the same time also to a bisection ofthe contract value. Therefore, the value ofthe contracts
traded ultimately remains ... effects onthe first and second levels impact one another
are also examined (section 6.1.1.3). Additionally, the spill-over ofthe first and
second level network effects on to other parts ofthe transaction ... electronic format, which is then usable for further processing, and when
the process of transferring transaction information from the execution venue
to the clearing house is automated.
The use of...
... terms of efficiency gains, from the implementation of a
Single CCP. Nonetheless, these clearers will presumably only adopt a Single
CCP approach if they have the means to control the rules of clear ... situation ofthe involved exchanges, r ather
than those ofthe partnering clearing houses. Nonetheless, these dynamics ultimately shaped the benefits
and drawbacks ofthe clearing link; they thus ... allowed pre-
liminary conclusions to be drawn about the impact of these network strategies
on the efficiency of clearing. The preliminary conclusions drawn from these
303 Checking theory against reality...
... evidence of whether strong forms of lock-in exist onthe GCM
level, the fact that five of CCorp’s clearing members chose to disinter-
mediate their European clearer supports the conclusions ofthe ... allows conclusions
on the economies of scale and scope for both CCPs, which in turn enables
the derivation ofthe GCL’s net supply-side scale effects forthe two clearing
houses.
For ECAG, the implementation ... members of CCorp’s clearing network. This is largely due to
the competitive situation ofthe partnering clearing houses at the time of the
implementation ofthe GCL, but the specifics ofthe initiative...
... global positioning.
407 The future network economy – developmentofthe clearing industry
INTRODUCING THE FUTURE NETWORK ECONOMY –
DEVELOPMENT OFTHE CLEARING INDUSTRY
Future Developmentofthe European ... recommendations forthe industry’s future
development.
The following sections summarise and build onthe insights obtained
from the previous chapters to create an outlook onthe future development
ofthe ... diminishes the
economic appeal of self-clearing, because their costs of production increase.
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8
A detailed interpretation of these results and their possible effect onthe structure ofthe VPN...
... objective
The focus of this study lies onthe identification ofthe most cost-efficient organisation of
clearing service provision in the light of globalised capital markets, and the question of which
structures ... Introducing the future network economy – developmentof the
clearing industry
The findings of this study led to conclusions onthe future clearing industry
structure and delivered recommendations onthe ... with the
final conclusions of this study. The findings of this study thus do not necessarily reflect the views
of the individuals interviewed in the context of this study. Any proposition that is forwarded...
... facilitate the tracking ofthe questionnaires.
The questionnaire will be made anonymous forthe statistical analysis and the publication.
For details regarding the anonymity and non-disclosure, ... that
the fees in the chart represent a snapshot of that particular date.
r
Particularly in the case of equity options/futures, the number of necessary contracts varies
depending onthe value ofthe ... for
at a later stage ofthe calculation of total clearing house charges; refer to step 1.3).
r
Based onthe publicly available information onthe number of cleared contracts in the
selected benchmark...