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SEC, CFTC Request Comment on Portfolio Margining Rules
The SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a joint request for public comment on harmonizing portfolio margining frameworks.
Detail
The request, detailed in a press release published June 26, 2026, was numbered 2026-59. The agencies said the effort aims to evaluate whether greater coordination could improve risk management and reduce market fragmentation.
The press release announcing the request was numbered 2026-59 and published June 26, 2026. The public comment period runs 60 days following publication of the request in the Federal Register.
The announcement was made in a press release numbered 2026-59, published June 26, 2026. Existing portfolio margining models and practices
Customer protection considerations Cross-margining and cross-product offsets
Capital, segregation, and collateral treatment Risk management and margin methodologies
Clearing agency and derivatives clearing organization considerations Operational and technical implementation issues
Potential impacts on market liquidity and competition