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Research notes, references, data and small tools.
Margin & Regulatory Research
Basis Trade Margin Analysis
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How CIRO margin requirements apply to a long cash bond / short futures position, and the offsets that reduce required margin to near zero.
Policy Extensions & Open Questions
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Internal working notes — leverage control, differential margin policy, mandatory central clearing.
CIRO Margin Requirements Reference
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Full Dealer Member margin rate tables — debt, equities, repos and securities lending (Rules 5200–5900, Form 1 Schedule 7).
CIRO AI/AC Master List — 2025
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/ciro-margin/aiac_by_name_2025.xlsx
2,200 entities from CIRO's Domestic and Foreign Acceptable Institutions/Counterparty Database, by name.
Data & Commentary
Canada–US Export Concentration
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cusma.johnbulmer.org
Export concentration by sector and province — 2025.
Canadian Regulators Cannot Share Data
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lei.johnbulmer.org
Legal entity identifiers and the inter-agency data gap.
SEC Fund Liquidity — Public vs. Private
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fox.johnbulmer.org
Liquidity tool comparison across fund structures.
Fund Facts XBRL
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xbrl.johnbulmer.org
CSA fund facts filings, machine-readable.
Tools
Fox Keys
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foxkeys.johnbulmer.org
Learn to type.
Pong
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pong.johnbulmer.org
Table tennis, approximated.