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CFTC Chair: Crypto Derivatives to Face Same Margin Standards as Traditional Markets

  • —CFTC will apply traditional margin models to crypto derivatives
  • —Selig: no race to lower regulatory leverage standards
  • —Crypto derivatives to follow the same risk-management principles as traditional markets
Why it matters: Uniform margin standards could cap available leverage in crypto and reduce the risk of excessive liquidations.
Source: Bloomingbit