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CFTC sets clearing rule for swaps dealers
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission unanimously approved a rule to require Wall Street's largest swaps dealers to guarantee certain swaps at clearinghouses beginning in March. The rule outlines which interest-rate and credit default swaps must be processed through a clearinghouse. "Central clearing lowers the risk of the highly interconnected financial system," CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler said. "It also democratizes the market by eliminating the need for market participants to individually determine counterparty credit risk, as now clearinghouses stand between buyers and sellers."

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