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    Loss Sharing Pool

    An incentive structure funded by all members that clears interest rate OTC derivatives

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    The Loss Sharing Pool is an incentive structure funded by all members that clears interest rate OTC derivatives with Nasdaq. It covers losses in a defaulted portfolio that contains OTC instruments. The Loss Sharing Pool is junior to the Financial Markets Default Fund and senior to Nasdaq's Junior Capital in the waterfall of the clearing house. The loss sharing requirement is calculated as the three-month average initial margin for all cleared fixed income positions.

    The Loss Sharing Pool is an incentive structure funded by all members that clears interest rate OTC derivatives with Nasdaq. It covers losses in a defaulted portfolio that contains OTC instruments. The Loss Sharing Pool is junior to the Financial Markets Default Fund and senior to Nasdaq's Junior Capital in the waterfall of the clearing house. The loss sharing requirement is calculated as the three-month average initial margin for all cleared fixed income positions.

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    Loss Allocation in Case of an OTC Default

    If there is a default where the defaulted portfolio contains cleared OTC products and observed losses exceed the available collateral pledged by the participant, Nasdaq will allocate collateral to fixed income and other instruments based on the relative initial margin for each part. This ensures that contributions to the Loss Sharing Pool are not used to cover losses from other instruments. The fixed income portfolio loss is first absorbed by the Loss Sharing Pool before losses are allocated to the Financial Market Default Fund.

    If there is a default where the defaulted portfolio contains cleared OTC products and observed losses exceed the available collateral pledged by the participant, Nasdaq will allocate collateral to fixed income and other instruments based on the relative initial margin for each part. This ensures that contributions to the Loss Sharing Pool are not used to cover losses from other instruments. The fixed income portfolio loss is first absorbed by the Loss Sharing Pool before losses are allocated to the Financial Market Default Fund.

    Contributions to the Loss Sharing Pool

    The minimum contribution to the Loss Sharing Pool is 3 million SEK and the maximum contribution is 500 million SEK. Contributions are made on the same days as the contributions for the Financial Default Fund, the 1st day of every month. If the specified date is not a business day, contributions will be made on the next business day.


    As a member, you will be notified about your Loss Sharing contribution no later than 5 business days prior to the contribution day. Loss Sharing Requirements are visible in reports from Genium INET or Q-port. 
     

    The minimum contribution to the Loss Sharing Pool is 3 million SEK and the maximum contribution is 500 million SEK. Contributions are made on the same days as the contributions for the Financial Default Fund, the 1st day of every month. If the specified date is not a business day, contributions will be made on the next business day.


    As a member, you will be notified about your Loss Sharing contribution no later than 5 business days prior to the contribution day. Loss Sharing Requirements are visible in reports from Genium INET or Q-port. 
     

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    Eligible Funds to Loss Sharing Pool

    The Loss Sharing Pool accepts the same collateral as the Default Fund. Details regarding the eligible collateral are found under the Default Fund section.

    Interest Calculation

    The Loss Sharing Pool has the same interest calculations for cash contributions as the Default Fund. Information regarding the calculations is available under the Interest on Cash Collateral section.

    Standing Settlement Instructions

    The Loss Sharing Pool uses the SSIs available in the Resource Center of the Default Fund and Clearing Capital page. If you wish to contribute securities in a segregated CSD account, you can request this in your SSI form.

    If you wish to settle your securities contributions on T+0, you must place complete settlement instructions on the respective CSD/ICSD at least two hours prior to the last settlement batch.

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    Procedures and Agreements

    As a member clearing interest rate OTC derivatives, you are obliged to open a loss sharing custody account and enter into a loss sharing custody account agreement.

    Nasdaq will establish your custody account once you have signed the default management commitment and the loss sharing custody account agreement.

    As a member, you also need to submit the loss sharing standing settlement instructions so that we can facilitate any call backs from the Loss Sharing Pool.

    General Terms for Loss Sharing Custody Accounts Loss Sharing Custody Account Agreement Standing Settlement Instructions - Cash Standing Settlement Instructions - Collateral Standing Settlement Instructions - Default Fund

    As a member clearing interest rate OTC derivatives, you are obliged to open a loss sharing custody account and enter into a loss sharing custody account agreement.

    Nasdaq will establish your custody account once you have signed the default management commitment and the loss sharing custody account agreement.

    As a member, you also need to submit the loss sharing standing settlement instructions so that we can facilitate any call backs from the Loss Sharing Pool.

    General Terms for Loss Sharing Custody Accounts -> Loss Sharing Custody Account Agreement -> Standing Settlement Instructions - Cash -> Standing Settlement Instructions - Collateral -> Standing Settlement Instructions - Default Fund ->

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