BNY Expands Treasury Clearing Services as CME and ICE Launch New CCPs for $30 Trillion Market
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Updated · bny.com · Jul 6
BNY Expands Treasury Clearing Services as CME and ICE Launch New CCPs for $30 Trillion Market
1 articles · Updated · bny.com · Jul 6
Summary
BNY is rolling out clearing, financing, collateral and margin-optimization services to help clients meet the SEC’s Treasury clearing mandate, with purchase and sale trades due by end-2026 and repo by June 2027.
About 50% of firms in BNY’s survey said they were very confident of meeting the revised deadlines, while another 40% were somewhat confident; US firms and sell-side players appear further along than peers in Europe, Asia and parts of the buy side.
Key frictions still center on affiliate and cross-border trades, where firms want more flexibility, and on the still-emerging done-away model that would let execution and clearing be split between different firms.
CME and ICE have joined FICC as approved Treasury CCPs, setting up new competition in clearing models as participants weigh capital and margin efficiency ahead of day-one compliance.
The push reflects the scale of the market—about $30 trillion today and projected above $50 trillion within 10 years—raising pressure for stronger resilience, transparency and risk management.
With the SEC's mandate reaching globally, will foreign firms be squeezed out of the world's most important bond market?
Have regulators created a new 'too big to fail' entity by centralizing trillions in Treasury trades?
Will AI and DLT revolutionize the new Treasury market, or just add complexity to a centralized system?
U.S. Treasury Market Overhaul: The Impact of SEC’s Central Clearing Mandate and the Rise of Multi-CCP Competition
Overview
The U.S. Treasury market is undergoing a major transformation following the SEC’s adoption of Rule 17 CFR Parts 240 in December 2023. This rule requires a broader range of Treasury securities transactions to be centrally cleared, with phased deadlines for cash and repo markets through 2027. The central clearing mandate aims to enhance market resilience, increase transparency, and standardize risk management, ultimately reducing systemic risk. Central Counterparties (CCPs) must update their risk management and access processes, while market participants are adapting to new operational and financial requirements. These changes are reshaping the competitive landscape and driving innovation across the Treasury clearing ecosystem.