SEC, CFTC order Options Clearing Corp. to pay $22M over internal rule failures
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Adrianne Appel2023-02-17T20:14:00
Options Clearing Corp. (OCC) agreed to pay $22 million as part of settlements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) addressing charges the company failed to comply with internal rules to manage risks.
The OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing corporation, didn’t properly create, implement, and enforce its written policies and procedures related to reducing operational risks, the SEC alleged Thursday. The OCC didn’t comply with its agency-approved stress testing and clearing fund methodology rule between October 2019 and May 2021, per the agency’s order.
When the company didn’t modify its comprehensive stress testing system, as required, it didn’t notify the SEC of this failure, the order stated.
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