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About DTCC
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A Comprehensive Source of Information

DTCC believes that all derivatives traded by global financial institutions should be reported to a single trade repository for each asset class, which would serve regulators as a comprehensive source of information. From a public policy perspective and in the interests of ensuring the stability and transparency of financial markets, there must be a consolidated, comprehensive single entity that collects and maintains the underlying position data and makes it available to regulators in the most efficient, timely and usable manner.

Illustrations
  Current Situation in Global CDS Markets.
  What Could Happen in the Global CDS Market Under New Legislation.

DTCC's Activities in Brussels

• Transaction Reporting on OTC Derivatives and Extension of the Scope of Transaction Reporting Obligations
  Consultation response from DTCC and the DTCC Derivatives Repository Ltd. - August 2010 (pdf)
• Public consultation on: A revision of the Market Abuse Directive (MAD).
  Consultation response from DTCC and the DTCC Derivatives Repository Ltd. - July 2010 (pdf)
• European Commission Derivatives and Market Infrastructure Consultation:
  Response from DTCC, EuroCCP and the DTCC Derivatives Repository Ltd., July 2010 (pdf)
• The Role of a Repository in the European Union
  Response by The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation to the Committee of European Securities Regulators' consultation paper (pdf)
• Reducing Systemic Risk and Enhancing Market Efficiency in Europe
  Response by The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation to the European Commission's consultation on derivatives markets (pdf)

DTCC's Activities in the U.S.

• Testimony Before the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
  Hearing on "OTC Derivatives Reform and Addressing Systemic Risk," December 2, 2009
• DTCC Calls for Single Trade Repository for OTC Derivatives Contracts
  Urges Congress to Reinforce Central Repository Role As A Matter of Public Policy
• DTCC Calls for Single Trade Repository for OTC Derivatives Contracts: Excerpt of Testimony to Congress
  Testimony before the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises

DTCC has publicly stated that it will support all efforts to create central counterparty (CCP) services planned in the U.S. and overseas on a non-discriminatory basis. When both the CCP and repository work in tandem to support each others functions, risk can be significantly mitigated -- and transparency enhanced in the marketplace.

DTCC supports the goal of transparency and believes repository data should be shared with regulators in the U.S. and overseas. DTCC also supports the efforts of the OTC Derivatives Regulators' Forum, a group of international regulators who announced plans to develop a global framework for regulatory cooperation and to share ideas and information on CCPs and trade repositories serving the OTC derivatives market.