Collateral Custodians and Settlement Banks

See the listings below illustrating the network of approved collateral custodians and settlement banks to manage collateral.

Collateral Custodians

The following custodians are approved to accept and hold initial margin payments (cash and non-cash) for transactions in our markets as indicated in the table below.

 

collateral Custodians Foreign Sovereign Debt Gold Gold Warrants Corporate Bonds Mortgage Backed Securities U.S. Treasuries/U.S. Agencies IBRD
Bank of China Ltd, NY              
Bank of New York Mellon              
BMO Bank, N.A.              
BNP Paribas, NY              
Lakeside Bank              
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.              
Citibank N.A., NY              
JP Morgan Chase, London              
JP Morgan Chase, NY              
Asahi Depository LLC              
Brink's Inc              
Loomis International (US) LLC              
HSBC Bank USA              
Delaware Depository              
International Depository Services of Delaware              
Malca-Amit USA LLC              
Manfra, Tordella & Brooks, Inc.              
collateral custodians Foreign Sovereign Debt Gold Gold Warrants Corporate Bonds Mortgage Backed Securities U.S. Treasuries/U.S. Agencies IBRD
Bank of China Ltd, NY              
Bank of New York Mellon              
BMO Bank, N.A.              
BNP Paribas, NY              
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.              
Citibank N.A., NY              
JP Morgan Chase, London              
Brink's Inc              
JP Morgan Chase, NY              
Asahi Depository LLC              
Loomis International (US) LLC              
HSBC Bank USA              
Delaware Depository              
International Depository Services of Delaware              
Malca-Amit USA LLC              
Manfra, Tordella & Brooks, Inc.              

Settlement Banks

The following banks are approved to perform settlement cycle functions.

 

Settlement Banks USD AUD CAD CHF CNH/CNY EUR GBP JPY MXN NOK NZD SEK ZAR
Bank of China Ltd, NY Branch                          
Bank of New York Mellon                          
Barclays Bank PLC, New York Branch                          
Barclays Bank PLC, London Branch                          
BMO Bank, N.A.                          
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.                          
Citibank N.A., NY                          
Citibank N.A. (Canadian Branch)                          
Citibank N.A. (London Branch)                          
JP Morgan Chase, London Branch                          
JP Morgan Chase, NY                          
Lakeside Bank                          
Settlement Banks USD AUD CAD CHF CZK DKK EUR GBP HKD HUF JPY MXN NOK NZD PLN SEK SGD ZAR
Bank of China Ltd, NY Branch                                    
Bank of New York Mellon                                    
Barclays Bank PLC, New York Branch                                    
Barclays Bank PLC, London Branch                                    
BMO Bank, NA                                    
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.                                    
Citibank N.A., NY                                    
Citibank N.A. (Canadian Branch)                                    
Citibank N.A. (London Branch)                                    
JP Morgan Chase, London Branch                                    
JP Morgan Chase, NY                                    

Acceptable Collateral

View the types of collateral we accept, criteria we use, limits in play, any applicable haircuts, and related resources, including collateral summary schedules by product type/origin. 

Hard Dollar Limits

Review the per-customer dollar limits on each asset type accepted as collateral.


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