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Federal Register · December 17, 2025
The title they went with Proposal To Provide Exemptive Relief To Facilitate Cross-Margining of Customer Positions Cleared at Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. and Fixed Income Clearing Corporation Noisy translates that to

Banks can now pool customer funds across futures and fixed income accounts

What happened
The US derivatives regulator is proposing a rule that lets banks combine customer funds from futures trading with funds from fixed income trading. This means banks could hold less total cash in reserve for their customers, freeing up capital.
Why it matters
Banks that trade both futures and fixed income for customers have to keep separate pools of cash for each. This proposal lets them treat those pools as one, reducing the total amount of cash they need to hold. This could make it cheaper for banks to offer these services, potentially increasing trading activity in these markets.
The signal
Watch for how many major banks adopt this new cross-margining approach and whether it leads to a measurable increase in their trading volumes or a reduction in their capital reserves.
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