ISDA AGM Studio: Jack Hattem and Sonali Das Theisen

Sonali Das Theisen, global head of FICC e-trading and markets strategic investments at Bank of America, and Jack Hattem, managing director in the global fixed income division at BlackRock, talk to Nick Sawyer, ISDA’s global head of communications, about how recent market stress events have affected trading and hedging strategies.

Calibration Test – IQ September 2026

Calibrating capital requirements is a highly complex undertaking and getting it wrong can have serious consequences. Too much lenience might lead to banks holding insufficient capital to mitigate their risks. But excess conservatism can put balance sheets under strain, forcing...

Remove Bureaucracy from Cross-margin Approvals

Cross-margining programs play a critical role in financial markets. By ensuring margin requirements more closely reflect the actual risk of a portfolio of products, they reduce liquidity strain and improve market efficiency, both of which will become even more important...