This section catalogues ISDA’s work across the credit derivatives space: documentation, public policy, market structure, market practices, research and other areas.
Key links
Definitions, Matrices and ISDA Library page
- 2014 ISDA Credit Derivatives Definitions
- ISDA Library Credit Derivatives page
- 2003 ISDA Credit Derivatives Definitions, Physical Settlement Matrix and Related Material
Credit Derivatives Initiatives
Links to documentation, matrices, best practice statements, guidance notes, FAQs, memorandums and other useful material pertaining to the Credit Derivatives on the Market Infrastructure and Technology page:
As with all market information and guidance that ISDA disseminates, parties are free to choose alternate means of addressing the event. Each market participant remains responsible for considering its own documentation and the specific terms of its own trades and forming its own conclusion on the proper interpretation of events.
Latest
ISDA Recommendations to Simplify EU Regulation
On March 9, ISDA submitted a paper to the European Commission setting out focused proposals to improve the functioning of the EU regulatory framework for derivatives. The paper comprises eight targeted recommendations to simplify selected Level 1 provisions in a...
New Selection Process for Standard Reference Obligations (SROs) FAQs
This Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQ”) document gives information about the new selection process for Standard Reference Obligations (SROs). Note that ISDA may update these FAQs on occasion. Please check back periodically for new versions.
Refreshing the FX Definitions
A lot has changed in the FX derivatives market since 1998, when the last set of standard definitions for FX transactions were published. Trading volumes have grown substantially, and average daily turnover has risen by six times. Market practices have...
ISDA & EMTA Publish New FX Definitions
ISDA and EMTA, Inc., the trade association for emerging markets, have jointly published a revised set of standard definitions for foreign exchange (FX) derivatives transactions, which update key market practices and consolidate various FX and FX-related product templates and provisions...