The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a new legal instrument (FCA 2023/44) to transpose the regulatory changes noted in the FCA’s and the PRA’s joint policy statement as regards the margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives (please see EventID 24491 in this context for more detailed information).
Specifically, the instrument modifies Article 38 of the Retained Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2251, a retained delegated regulation under the Retained European Market Infrastructure Regulation (UK EMIR) setting out technical standards for risk-mitigation techniques for OTC derivative contracts not cleared by a central counterparties, to extend the temporary exemption from the bilateral margin requirement for single-stock equity and index options up to January 4, 2026.
The instrument came into force upon its publication.