The 2006 ISDA Definitions (the “2006 Definitions”) are intended for use in confirmations of individual transactions governed by ISDA Master Agreements. The 2006 Definitions are an update of the 2000 ISDA Definitions (the “2000 Definitions”) which many parties to privately negotiated derivative transactions have incorporated into existing Confirmations or other documents.

The purpose of the 2006 Definitions is to provide the basic framework for the documentation of privately negotiated interest rate and currency derivative transactions. Although the 2006 Definitions were drafted with this purpose in mind, ISDA recognizes that parties documenting other types of privately negotiated derivative transactions might find it helpful to incorporate the 2006 Definitions into Confirmations for those transactions. Certain definitions and provisions of the 2000 Definitions (including the Rate Options and related provisions) that were anticipated to need periodic updating were published in the Annex to the 2000 Definitions. There is no Annex to the 2006 Definitions. All definitions and provisions of the 2006 Definitions, including the Rate Options and related provisions, are contained in the 2006 Definitions.