Sri Lanka – CSE Outlines CCP Framework for Equity Transactions, RE: Short Selling

Sri Lanka – CSE Outlines CCP Framework for Equity Transactions, RE: Short Selling

On 27 July 2025, SRI CSE outlined CCP framework implementation for equity transactions re, short selling.

  • CCP framework uses novation process where CSE Clear becomes buyer to every seller and seller to every buyer, eliminating counterparty risk and guaranteeing settlement completion even if one party defaults.
  • CSE Clear employs margin methodology including base margin requirements and daily margin requirements to ensure clearing members maintain sufficient collateral to cover potential losses.
  • Guarantee fund maintained as financial safeguard with contributions from both CSE Clear and clearing members to cover shortfalls in event of member default.
  • Two membership categories: self-clearing members (clear own transactions) and professional clearing members (settle own transactions plus those of trading participants and custodian banks).
  • CCP framework enables future introduction of derivatives (futures and options) and complex instruments, plus advanced trading strategies such as short selling.
  • In July 2025, SRI CSE issued circulars re Central counterparty execution.

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