London Clearing House
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London Clearing House — ( LCH) A Recognised Clearing House ( RCH) under the FSA, and is responsible for the clearing and settlement of derivative transactions effected on LIFFE, LME and IPE, and also securities transactions on Tradepoint Stock Exchange. Dresdner… … Financial and business terms
London Clearing House — LCH A clearing house established in 1888 (known before 1991 as the International Commodities Clearing House). It provides futures and options markets with netting and settlement services as well as becoming a counterparty (see counterparty risk)… … Big dictionary of business and management
Clearing house (finance) — A clearing house is a financial institution that provides clearing and settlement services for financial and commodities derivatives and securities transactions. These transactions may be executed on a futures exchange or securities exchange, as… … Wikipedia
clearing house — A centralized and computerized system for settling indebtedness between members. The best known in the UK is the Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS), which enables the member banks to offset claims against one another for cheques… … Big dictionary of business and management
Clearing House — Clearing House, Railway Clearing House (Abrechnungsbureau), organisierte Vereinigung der Bahnen Großbritanniens mit dem Sitz in London zur Schaffung von Erleichterungen für den durchgehenden Verkehr, insbesondere zur Abrechnung der… … Enzyklopädie des Eisenbahnwesens
recognised clearing house — (RCH) A body recognised as a clearing house by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) under Part XVIII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA), such that a recognition order is in force in respect of it. As an … Law dictionary
Recognised Clearing House — ( RCH) An organisation which provides clearing services for a market( s). Recognition is granted by the Financial Services Authority to those clearing houses meeting its requirements under the terms of the Financial Services Act 1986. Currently… … Financial and business terms
Recognized Clearing House — RCH A clearing house that organizes the settlement of transactions on recognized investment exchanges. There are currently two: The London Clearing House (LCH. Clearnet) and CREST LCH guarantees and clears derivatives transactions while CREST… … Big dictionary of business and management
clearing house — An adjunct to a futures exchange through which transactions executed on its floor where trades are settled by a process of matching purchases and sales. A clearing organization is also charged with the proper conduct of delivery procedures and… … Financial and business terms
New York Clearing House Association — An organization established in 1853 to simplify the settlement of interbank transactions. Modeled after the London Clearing House, which was established in 1773, the New York Clearing House Association was the first in the United States. Before… … Investment dictionary
