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Clearing Markets and Client Clearing Services

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  • Salil Gadgil
  • Robin Lumsdaine
  • Mark Paddrik

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Client clearing reduces counterparty risk between contract buyers and sellers, but clients' reliance on dealers to access CCPs may limit their clearing ability during periods of stress (Working Paper no. 26-03).

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  • Salil Gadgil & Robin Lumsdaine & Mark Paddrik, 2026. "Clearing Markets and Client Clearing Services," Working Papers 26-03, Office of Financial Research, US Department of the Treasury.
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