Industry Survey Results – Packaged Transactions

In late 2014, ISDA carried a survey of firms who report trades under EMIR – firms were asked to respond to questions about how different trade types are reported and why. The purpose was to understand the approach firms take to trades representation when reporting and to see if there were specific problems for particular products or events which might be standardized by a best practice for trade representation.

Future Path - IQ December 2025

At the start of ISDA’s 40th anniversary year, IQ convened the pioneers of the association to reflect on how a desperate need for standardization in the early days of the derivatives market brought dealers together to develop a dictionary of...

Addressing Termination Troubles

When Enron announced a shock $618 million loss on October 16, 2001, it took a further 47 days until it filed for bankruptcy. For Bear Stearns, it took 266 days between its bailout of a structured credit fund run by...