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LCH and Eurex clash over post-Brexit clearing costs

LCH's chief operating officer thinks execution costs could increase by $25bn per year for EU firms, but Eurex's strategy chief disagrees

The panel chaired by Sam Agini, FN's trading and technology correspondent (L-R): Matthias Graulich, Caroline Meinertz and Daniel Maguire
The panel chaired by Sam Agini, FN's trading and technology correspondent (L-R): Matthias Graulich, Caroline Meinertz and Daniel Maguire Photo: Micha Theiner

Two of Europe's largest clearing houses have clashed over the costs of moving euro-clearing into the European Union once the UK has left the bloc.

During a breakfast briefing on June 25, hosted by Financial News' trading and technology correspondent Sam Agini, senior executives from London Stock Exchange majority-owned LCH and Deutsche Börse's Eurex engaged in a heated discussion over the likely costs of relocating the clearing of euro-denominated swaps from London — where the bulk of the activity currently takes place —into the EU27.

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