44) Over the Past Three Months, How Have Initial Margin Requirements Set by Your Institution with Respect to OTC Equity Derivatives Changed?| B. Initial Margin Requirements for Most Favored Clients, as a Consequence of Breadth, Duration, And/or Extent of Relationship. | Answer Type: Remained Basically Unchanged
OTCDQ44BRBUNR • Economic Data from Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
Latest Value
19.00
Year-over-Year Change
5.56%
Date Range
10/1/2011 - 4/1/2025
Summary
Monitors changes in initial margin requirements for OTC equity derivatives with most favored clients. Provides insights into financial risk management practices.
Analysis & Context
This economic indicator provides valuable insights into current market conditions and economic trends. The data is updated regularly by the Federal Reserve and represents one of the most reliable sources for economic analysis.
Understanding this metric helps economists, policymakers, and investors make informed decisions about economic conditions and future trends. The interactive chart above allows you to explore historical patterns and identify key trends over time.
About This Dataset
This indicator tracks margin requirement adjustments for over-the-counter equity derivatives. It reflects institutional risk assessment and client relationship dynamics.
Methodology
Surveyed from financial institutions reporting margin requirement changes.
Historical Context
Used by regulators to understand risk management and client relationship strategies.
Key Facts
- Tracks margin requirement changes quarterly
- Focuses on most favored client relationships
- Indicates institutional risk management strategies
FAQs
Q: What are OTC equity derivatives?
A: Over-the-counter equity derivatives are financial contracts traded directly between parties outside formal exchanges.
Q: Why monitor initial margin requirements?
A: They help assess financial risk and institutional lending practices for derivative transactions.
Q: How do margin requirements change?
A: Based on client relationship breadth, duration, and overall market risk assessment.
Q: Who determines these margin requirements?
A: Financial institutions set margins based on individual client risk profiles and market conditions.
Q: What does 'Remained Basically Unchanged' indicate?
A: Margin requirements have stayed relatively consistent during the reporting period.
Related Trends
43) Over the Past Three Months, How Have Initial Margin Requirements Set by Your Institution with Respect to OTC Interest Rate Derivatives Changed?| B. Initial Margin Requirements for Most Favored Clients, as a Consequence of Breadth, Duration, And/or Extent of Relationship. | Answer Type: Remained Basically Unchanged
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51) Over the Past Three Months, How Has the Duration and Persistence of Mark and Collateral Disputes Relating to Contracts of Each of the Following Types Changed?| F. Commodity. | Answer Type: Decreased Considerably
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31) To the Extent That the Price or Nonprice Terms Applied to Separately Managed Accounts Established with Investment Advisers Have Tightened or Eased Over the Past Three Months (as Reflected in Your Responses to Questions 29 and 30), What Are the Most Important Reasons for the Change?| A. Possible Reasons for Tightening | 3. Adoption of More-Stringent Market Conventions (That Is, Collateral Terms and Agreements, ISDA Protocols). | Answer Type: 2nd Most Important
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1) Over the Past Three Months, How Has the Amount of Resources and Attention Your Firm Devotes to Management of Concentrated Credit Exposure to Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries (Such as Large Banking Institutions) Changed?| Answer Type: Increased Considerably
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19) To the Extent That the Price or Nonprice Terms Applied to Mutual Funds, ETFs, Pension Plans, and Endowments Have Tightened or Eased Over the Past Three Months (as Reflected in Your Responses to Questions 17 and 18), What Are the Most Important Reasons for the Change?| B. Possible Reasons for Easing | 7. More-Aggressive Competition from Other Institutions. | Answer Type: First In Importance
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51) Over the Past Three Months, How Has the Duration and Persistence of Mark and Collateral Disputes Relating to Contracts of Each of the Following Types Changed?| D. Credit Referencing Corporates. | Answer Type: Remained Basically Unchanged
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Citation
U.S. Federal Reserve, OTC Equity Derivatives Margin Requirements (OTCDQ44BRBUNR), retrieved from FRED.