Peter Bezemer

Part of Cboe Global Markets, Inc., Cboe Clear Europe NV is a leading pan-European central counterparty (CCP) that provides safe and efficient clearing and settlement services. The company is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and is regulated by De Nederlandsche Bank and Autoriteit Financiële Markten. The Dutch company offers clearing services to 47 trading venues and is approved to clear cash equities, depositary receipts, ETFs, and equity derivatives. Cboe Clear Europe enables clearing participants to manage counterparty credit risk and maximize operational efficiencies through automated processing and netting opportunities. The company was founded in 2013, and Cécile Nagel has been the CEO since 2018. Cboe Clear Europe was acquired by Cboe Global Markets, Inc. on July 01, 2020.

European Multilateral Clearing Facility N.V. (EMCF) is Europe's largest cash equities clearing company and one of the top two Central Counterparty (CCP) clearing providers in Europe. Its offerings are focused on providing a reliable service against transparent and predictable pricing and using robust risk management systems. It delivers CCP Services in 19 European markets through 7 Multilateral Trading Facilities (MTF) and exchanges: BATS Europe, Burgundy, Chi-X Europe, NASDAQ OMX Nordics, Quote MTF and The Order Machine (TOM). In 2007, it becomes the first CCP to serve MTFs in multiple markets. Today it serves European financial service providers with an offering that includes: novation, gross trade netting, risk management, settlements, and fails and buy-in management. With its registered offices in Amsterdam, EMCF is regulated and supervised in the Netherlands by Autoriteit Financiele Markten (the Authority Financial Markets; AFM) and De Nederlandsche Bank (the Dutch Central Bank; DNB) and in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).