New Canadian regulations protect customer margin in derivatives markets.
The article discusses how Canada has implemented new laws to protect the money customers put up as margin in the derivatives markets. After the 2008 financial crisis, Canada made changes to the rules for these markets. One big change was that customers who trade certain types of contracts now have to give money to a middleman to make sure they follow the rules. The Canadian Securities Administrators made a Model Law to help make sure customers are legally protected when they give money to a middleman.