Interest Payments, Haircuts, Fees and Incentives
ASX Clear (Futures) calculates interest, haircuts, incentives and lodgement fees on collateral provided to cover various margin requirements. All amounts detailed in this page are calculated on a daily basis and paid monthly unless specified otherwise.
ASX Clear (Futures) pays the RBA Exchange Settlement Account (ESA) Rate on all AUD cash balances, including cash used to cover Initial Margin, Additional Initial Margin, Mandatory Buffers, excess cash and Participant Commitments subject to the Incentives, Haircuts and Fees detailed below.
For non-AUD currencies, the ASX Treasury Earnings Rate is calculated with reference to the actual portfolio earnings for each currency.
All rates used in interest calculations are published daily to Participants via daily interest earned statements.
| ASX Treasury Earnings Rate | ||
|---|---|---|
| Currency | Rate (%) | Date |
Disclaimer
ASX does not guarantee the timeliness, accuracy or completeness of any data or information relating to the current earnings rates (including the ASX Treasury Earnings Rate). ASX only provides current earnings rates for currencies that it holds as margin on the relevant date.
ASX makes no warranty, express or implied, as to the ASX Treasury Earnings Rate or any data or values relating thereto or results to be obtained therefrom, and expressly disclaims all warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the ASX Treasury Earnings Rate is provided 'as is' and ASX and its employees, contractors, agents, suppliers and vendors shall have no liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether in negligence or otherwise) for damages, claims, losses or expenses – whether direct, indirect, consequential, incidental, punitive or otherwise – arising in connection with the ASX Treasury Earnings Rate, including but not limited to losses or expenses caused by errors or delays in calculating or disseminating the ASX Treasury Earnings Rate.
The ASX Treasury Earnings Rate is provided for your information and personal use only, and is not intended for trading purposes or advice.
On certain requirements that are covered with AUD cash collateral, ASX will pay an additional basis point spread over the RBA ESA Rate. This currently applies to AUD cash lodged to cover the following balances:
| Requirement | Incentive |
| Participant commitments* | 15bps** |
| Overnight margin buffer and excess cash | 5bps |
*Incentives on Participant Commitments are calculated daily and paid on a monthly basis
**Effective from 1 July 2021
ASX Clear (Futures) calculates risk management haircuts (also referred to as interest haircuts) on the total risk exposure the Clearing Participant brings to the CCP. The haircuts are sized proportionately to the risk brought against ASX Clear (Futures)’s own contribution to the default fund (as at August 2024, ASX’s contribution was $450m of the total $650m default fund).
Risk management haircuts are calculated based on the Initial Margin requirement per account and are applied irrespective of the type of collateral used to cover the Initial Margin requirement. All haircuts are calculated on a daily basis and deducted from interest calculated on total cash balances.
The following risk management haircuts apply:
| Account | Applied to | Haircut |
| House Account | Initial Margin | 15 bps |
| Individual Client Account | Initial Margin | 40 bps |
| Client Omnibus Account | Initial Margin | 45 bps |
The following charges apply to utilised non-cash collateral covering Initial Margin requirements only.
| Lodgement Type | Fee |
| Direct | 15bps |
| Tri-Party | 10bps |
Collateral lodgement fees are applied in addition to the Risk Management Haircut. Charges are calculated daily and deducted from interest calculated on total cash balances.
Non-cash collateral held by ASX which is in excess of Initial Margin requirements does not attract this fee.
Disclaimer
This page is current as at 1 August 2024. ASX Clear (Futures) reserves the right to change interest, haircuts, incentives and lodgement fees at any time and will notify Participants before it does so.
