Meeting The Initial Margin Challenge - Part II
The advantages of using SIMM™ - a tried and tested standard IM methodology
Sophie Marnhier-Foy, Calypso’s Global Principal Product Manager for Margin and Clearing Risk and Strath Lanyon, Director of Professional Services for APAC, were joined by ISDA’s Rahul Advani, Director of Public Policy, and Nnamdi Okaeme, Director of Risk and Capital
Given that one of the first decisions to be made is how to calculate IM and exchange it with counterparties, we look at how you can benefit by using a standard methodology in the shape of ISDA’s Standard Initial Margin Model (SIMM™).
SIMM, which was developed in conjunction with ISDA members, has now gained both regulatory and market acceptance in jurisdictions around the world, and is expected to gain further traction as larger numbers of firms come in-scope over the next two years.
This article is part of an article series which includes following articles:
Meeting the initial margin challenge