Duffie paper sparks debate over credit risk in FX swaps and forwards

Darrell Duffie - Stanford University

A disagreement has broken out between academics and foreign exchange market participants over the true extent to which FX swaps and forwards pose sufficiently low counterparty credit risk to merit a complete exemption from mandatory central clearing under the US Dodd-Frank Act.

On April 29, the US Department of the Treasury issued a proposed determination to exempt FX swaps and forwards, which is open for comment for 30 days. On May 12, Darrell Duffie, professor of finance at Stanford University

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact customer services - www.fx-markets.com/static/contact-us, or view our subscription options here: https://subscriptions.fx-markets.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@fx-markets.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to FX Markets? View our subscription options