Variation Margin Protocol Supplemental Rules Exhibits

To adhere to the Protocol and for FAQs and other information regarding the Protocol, please go to the ISDA 2016 Variation Margin Protocol page.
For a description of the documents below, please see “How is the Protocol structured? What is the purpose of the different Protocol documents?” on the Protocol FAQs page.

Revised EMIR Supplemental Rules Exhibit (Dec. 16, 2016)
Japanese Notification Time Amendments Supplemental Rules Exhibit (Jan. 13, 2017)
Australia Rules Supplemental Rules Exhibit (Jan. 20, 2017)
Non-netting Supplemental Rules Exhibit (Jan. 20, 2017)
Segregation Amendments Supplemental Rules Exhibit (Jan. 26, 2017)
Swiss (FMIA) rules Supplemental Rules Exhibits (May 9, 2017)

10 Years of the ISDA SIMM

As the derivatives industry prepared for the September 2016 implementation of initial margin requirements for non-cleared derivatives, one challenge stood out: counterparties needed to agree on the amount of initial margin to be exchanged. But if each firm developed its...

Expanding the Universe of Eligible VM

ISDA conducted a series of interviews with buy- and sell-side firms to understand the drivers of a growing use of non-cash assets as variation margin (VM) for non-cleared over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives and the barriers that remain to expanding the use...

ISDA Response on Hedge Accounting Guidance

On August 14, ISDA responded to an exposure draft from the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). ISDA broadly supports the FASB’s proposed targeted improvements to hedge accounting, including allowing interest rate hedging of held-to-maturity (HTM) debt securities, recognizing all Secured...