ISDA Chairman warns on derivatives rules

Stephen O’Connor, ISDA chairman and a managing director at Morgan Stanley, tells the FT’s Michael Mackenzie that Dodd-Frank derivatives rules could impose different regulations across borders, which would impact banks caught in the middle and potentially be bad for liquidity.

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SwapsInfo H1 2026 & Q2 2026 Review

Trading activity in interest rate derivatives (IRD) and credit derivatives increased in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025. Growth in IRD was driven by overnight index swaps (OIS), while higher index credit derivatives activity...

ISDA Expands SwapsInfo with US FX Derivatives Data

ISDA has expanded its SwapsInfo website to include data on US-reported foreign exchange (FX) derivatives, further increasing transparency in the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market. The new FX section provides insights into trading activity in FX forwards, swaps and options. Users...