Outsourcing obligations and liability: LPCCs may outsource core IT to clearing corporations but remain primarily liable for failures and continuity. LPCCs may outsource core IT and operational activities to existing Clearing Corporations under comprehensive agreements that ensure redundancy, set selection criteria, define fees, and require service providers to meet regulatory and cybersecurity standards; the LPCC remains primarily responsible for risk management, clearing and settlement, dispute liability, business continuity, disaster recovery and must preserve regulator access while embedding indemnity and financial disincentives to prevent market disruption.