Risk Management

Exchange Margin Requirements and Collateral Needs: Futures and Options Products

As a central counterparty for the derivatives market, the Derivatives Clearinghouse requires collateral to be pledge by its participants as a mean to protect itself from the risk associated with their transactions. Should a participant defaults, the Clearinghouse will be responsible for the settlement of its trades; however, it can use the participant´s pledged collateral to compensate for any such losses that may occur.

BM&FBOVESPA developed its own methodology to estimate risk and collateral amounts which is based on stress testing and primitive risk factors, the so-called FPRs.

  • Collateral is required from all customers holding open positions. Margin values shall be updated daily by BM&FBOVESPA, in accordance with the margin calculation criteria for futures contracts
  • Margin levels reflect the portfolio´s exposure to underlying risk factors.
  • Methodology: stress testing, linear decomposition for listed futures, full valuation for listed options


As Brazil is a final beneficiary owner model, BM&FBOVESPA collateral management system accounts are segregated by each beneficiary owner in specific Custody Accounts. The system updates investor positions on a real-time basis.

The deposit of collateral overseas is available for trades with BM&FBOVESPA equities markets. This procedure is available for non-resident investors depositing collateral in BM&FBOVESPA accounts with DTCC (The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation) and Euroclear.

BM&FBOVESPA Equities Derivatives that 2689 non-resident investors may trade

  • Options, forwards and lending of stocks
  • Options, forwards and lending of ETFs
  • Options of IBOVESPA and IBRX indexes

Eligible Offshore Securities Accepted as Collateral

  • U.S Treasury bills, bonds or notes
  • Selected ADRs (IBRX Index)
  • German Sovereign Debt (Euroclear only)

In valuing the collateral, BM&FBOVESPA applies haircuts of 5% to U.S. Treasuries and 13% to Sovereign Debt of Germany; and on the ADRs at the same rates it haircuts the underlying domestic securities. For further information about accepted stocks (ADRs), current haircuts and limits, please follow the website link.

Detailed information about the BM&FBOVESPA account at DTCC

BM&FBOVESPA´s account number in DTCC = 822

To transfer securities held in any other account at the Fed to the DTC’s Fed account on any business day, the Fed securities movement must always be made by 3:15 p.m. New York time through the Federal Reserve book-entry securities transfer system. Here is how to instruct the movement from their Fed account to DTC's account at the FRBNY.

DTC's ABA#: 026002066
DTC's Name: DTC SDFS
Receiving Account: CUST
Receiving Bank Info: FDO/participant number (Note: this would be the participant that will submit the pledge, not BM&FBOVESPA)
Cash Value: 0.00
Par Amount: The quantity of securities to be transferred

Detailed information about the BM&FBOVESPA account at Euroclear

BM&FBOVESPA’s account number in EUROCLEAR = 98606

To transfer securities held in any other account at the Fed to the Euroclear Fed account on any business day, the Fed securities movement must always be made by 6:30 PM Brussels time. Here is how to instruct the movement from their Fed account to Euroclear's account at JP Morgan Chase.

Fedwire Format (free of payment)
Fed Account: 021000021 / Cust
SPC INS: G54115 EURO98606

Procedure to deposit collateral offshore

  • The investor chooses to pledge to BM&FBOVESPA at either Euroclear or DTC.
  • The investor asks its Brazilian broker to apply to BM&FBOVESPA for the client to be allowed to deposit collateral overseas. The investor specifies collateral information to his broker, submitting details including ISIN or CUSIP securities ID, amount, maturity, trade date, settlement date and the counterparty account number.
  • In turn, the Broker requests the deposit of collateral by sending instructions to BM&FBOVESPA.
  • If the security is accepted as collateral BM&FBOVESPA informs the Broker and the Broker informs the client.
  • The investor instructs its custodian bank to deliver the securities to BM&FBOVESPA’s account.
  • At DTC, BM&FBOVESPA will be automatically notified when the clients’ collateral is transferred to its pledgee account.
  • At Euroclear, BM&FBOVESPA instructs it to receive the securities.
  • When the transfer is settled, BM&FBOVESPA collateral management system considers the securities as collateral.

Costs: The costs to BM&FBOVESPA charged by DTCC or Euroclear for the custody of assets are proportionally shared by BM&FBOVESPA’s brokers who request this service and who may transfer these costs to the client.

More info at: www.dtcc.com and www.euroclear.com.