FIA Expo: U.S. OTC Equity To Face Clearing Difficulties

Jurisdictional regulatory differences as well as product complexity will present U.S. clearinghouses with significant operational challenges in providing capital efficient clearing services to clients trading in the over-the-counter equity derivatives market especially, according to Amy Lawson, vice president at OCC, formerly known as the Options Clearing Corporation, on a panel at the Futures Industry Association's Options Expo 2011 in Chicago yesterday.