Cboe Clear Europe, the pan-European clearing house, has received regulatory approval to clear European securities financing transactions (SFTs), granted by De Nederlandsche Bank and the Autoriteit Financiële Markten. With this approval, Cboe Clear Europe is set to introduce a first-of-its-kind service for European SFT transactions in cash equities and ETFs, which includes central clearing, settlement and post-trade lifecycle management. It is available to principal lenders, special participant lenders (UCITS and non-UCITS) and borrowers, with settlements conducted across 19 European CSDs. The service will use BNY and J.P. Morgan as tri-party collateral agents, while Pirum will serve as the transmitter of new trade instructions and post-trade lifecycle events on behalf of clients.
