OTC Regulation Ripple Effect

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Alex McDonald, CEO, Wholesale Market Brokers Association

Over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives emerged from the financial crisis with a tarnished reputation. Derivatives came to embody the highly leveraged risk-spreading of the years leading up to the 2008 market downturn, so it’s no surprise that regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are pushing for OTC derivatives to be shunted onto more stringently regulated public trading platforms.

The argument goes that by improving the availability of information, enhanced transparency will improve the price

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