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 Publishes ISDA SIMM® Methodology, Version 2.8+2512
Following the 2026 primary calibration exercise, ISDA is pleased to publish SIMM® version 2.8+2512. This version of the ISDA SIMM has updates that are based on the full recalibration of the model using historical data up to 31 December 2025....
ISDA Treasury Forum: Scott O'Malia Opening Remarks
ISDA Treasury Forum June 11, 2026 Opening Remarks Scott O’Malia, ISDA CEO Hello and welcome to the ISDA Treasury Forum. I’d like to start by thanking CME Group for working with us once again to make this event happen...
Launch of US Treasury Repo Market Indicators
ISDA has launched the ISDA-Actrix US Treasury Repo Market Clearing Indicators in collaboration with Actrix. The indicators illustrate central clearing adoption in the US Treasury repo market. Sponsored cleared repo volumes are used as a proxy to monitor client participation...
ISDA-Actrix US Treasury Clearing Indicators
This report provides indicators that illustrate central clearing adoption in the US Treasury repo market. Sponsored cleared repo volumes are used as a proxy to monitor client participation in central clearing, the key objective of the Securities and Exchange Commission's...