International Swaps and Derivatives Association

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ISDA fosters safe and efficient derivatives markets to facilitate effective risk management for all users of derivatives products. ISDA achieves its mission by representing all market participants globally, promoting high standards of commercial conduct that enhance market integrity, and leading industry action on derivatives issues.

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Marking a Milestone – IQ January 2025

It was a different time and a very different market, but 1985 remains a seminal year in the history of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives – the year that ISDA was established and the very first industry standard document was published. While modest in its scope and ambitions, the Code of Standard Wording, Assumptions and Provisions for Swaps (Code of SWAPS) put in place a new status quo, based on the recognition that collaboration was the best way to solve shared industry challenges. Forty...

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ISDA Solutions InfoHub

The ISDA Solutions InfoHub integrates ISDA’s full suite of mutualized digital solutions, covering legal, data and risk. Each solution is designed to help firms standardize, optimize and automate key aspects of the derivatives process cost-effectively and at scale.

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The Value of OTC Derivatives: Empowering Organizations to Manage Risks, Enhance Returns and Optimize Liquidity

The over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market is a cornerstone of the global financial system, enabling corporations, governments and financial institutions around the world to manage risk, enhance returns, optimize liquidity and efficiently allocate capital. This creates value for users by fostering predictability, reducing costs, protecting against losses and dampening the impact of volatility on earnings – in turn, generating value for the broader economy by bringing greater stability...

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Mar 26, 2025

A Positive Step to Improve the FRTB in the EU

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Mar 24, 2025

Setting Out the Value Proposition of Derivatives

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New Report on the Uses and Value of Derivatives

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The Value of OTC Derivatives

The over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market is a cornerstone of the global financial system, enabling corporations, governments and financial institutions around...

ISDA Animation Video: The Value of Derivatives

Derivatives give companies the ability to raise financing at the best rate and manage their risks, enabling those firms to...

ISDA Publishes Close Out Framework

ISDA has published a new interactive digital framework that market participants can use to help prepare for potential terminations of...

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) fosters safe and efficient derivatives markets to facilitate effective risk management for all users of derivatives products. ISDA has over 1,000 member institutions from 76 countries, encompassing a wide range of market participants. These include corporations, investment managers, government and supranational entities, insurance companies, energy and commodities firms, and international and regional banks. ISDA membership also includes key components of the derivatives market infrastructure, such as exchanges, intermediaries, clearing houses, trade repositories, law firms, accounting firms and other service providers. Membership is categorized into three types: Primary (dealer firms); Associate (service providers); and Subscriber (end users).

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Updated OTC Derivatives Compliance Calendar

ISDA has updated its global calendar of compliance deadlines and regulatory dates for the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives space.

A Positive Step to Improve the FRTB in the EU

As the Basel III capital reforms are finalized for implementation in key jurisdictions, ISDA is maintaining a laser focus on making sure the rules are robust and risk-appropriate. Simply put, if capital requirements are set disproportionately high, this will have...

Trading Book Capital: Scott O'Malia Remarks

Trading Book Capital: Policy Challenges for the EU 2024-2029 Mandate March 25, 2025 Welcoming Remarks Scott O’Malia ISDA Chief Executive Officer Good morning and welcome to ISDA’s trading book capital event. It’s great to be here in Brussels and...

Setting Out the Value Proposition of Derivatives

History enthusiasts may have heard of the Code of Hammurabi, an early legal text from ancient Mesopotamia, carved into a stone slab about 3,700 years ago. The code covers everything from property rights to divorce, but it also recognizes the...

Appropriate Capital Rules Critical for Markets

“Setting capital requirements for globally active banks is a fine balancing act. As regulators learned during the global financial crisis, insufficient capital creates vulnerabilities in the banking sector that can have damaging consequences in times of stress. However, if banks...

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