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发表于 2011-8-8 12:05 PM
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the real good news today is:
While Standard & Poor’s lowered the credit ratings of major clearing firms Monday, that is not expected to have any impact on margin rates.
Options Clearing Corp., which issues and settles all U.S. options contracts, as well as Depository Trust Co., National Securities Clearing Corp., and Fixed Income Clearing Corp., are now rated AA+, down from AAA. S&P said in a statement that the outlook on the clearing firms is negative. An Options Clearing spokesman said the rating change would not impact how OCC values Treasuries as collateral. This is an important development. Had clearing firms changed the value of Treasuries, it is likely that trading firms, banks and other institutional investors would have been required to sell stocks to raise more capital. |
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