International Swaps and Derivatives Association

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ISDA fosters safe and efficient derivatives markets to facilitate effective risk management for all users of derivatives products. ISDA achieves its mission by representing all market participants globally, promoting high standards of commercial conduct that enhance market integrity, and leading industry action on derivatives issues.

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Creating Value – IQ June 2025

Ever since its establishment 40 years ago, ISDA has worked to enhance the safety and efficiency of derivatives markets. That has motivated everything we do – from the development of standard documentation and the rollout of new digital solutions to our responses to regulatory consultations. In our view, safe and efficient markets are critical prerequisites for liquidity and competition – and that matters. Without deep and liquid markets, it would be more difficult and expensive for...

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ISDA Solutions InfoHub

The ISDA Solutions InfoHub integrates ISDA’s full suite of mutualized digital solutions, covering legal, data and risk. Each solution is designed to help firms standardize, optimize and automate key aspects of the derivatives process cost-effectively and at scale.

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The Value of OTC Derivatives: Empowering Organizations to Manage Risks, Enhance Returns and Optimize Liquidity

The over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market is a cornerstone of the global financial system, enabling corporations, governments and financial institutions around the world to manage risk, enhance returns, optimize liquidity and efficiently allocate capital. This creates value for users by fostering predictability, reducing costs, protecting against losses and dampening the impact of volatility on earnings – in turn, generating value for the broader economy by bringing greater stability...

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Press Releases

Jul 31, 2025

ISDA Board Appoints New Chair

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Jul 23, 2025

Strengthening DC Governance

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Press Releases

Jul 16, 2025

Launch of ISDA Notices Hub and Protocol

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The Value of OTC Derivatives

The over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market is a cornerstone of the global financial system, enabling corporations, governments and financial institutions around...

ISDA Animation: The Impact of Derivatives

Companies around the globe rely on derivatives to transfer unwanted risk, enhance returns and manage their liquidity needs. ISDA’s new...

Australian Superannuation Funds Use of Derivatives

The funds under management (FUM) of Australian superannuation funds have grown substantially since legislation was introduced in 1992 requiring employer...

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) fosters safe and efficient derivatives markets to facilitate effective risk management for all users of derivatives products. ISDA has over 1,000 member institutions from 76 countries, encompassing a wide range of market participants. These include corporations, investment managers, government and supranational entities, insurance companies, energy and commodities firms, and international and regional banks. ISDA membership also includes key components of the derivatives market infrastructure, such as exchanges, intermediaries, clearing houses, trade repositories, law firms, accounting firms and other service providers. Membership is categorized into three types: Primary (dealer firms); Associate (service providers); and Subscriber (end users).

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Joint Response on RBA Consultation

On August 11, ISDA and FIA submitted a joint response to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on its consultation on guidance for Australia’s clearing and settlement facility resolution regime. The associations welcome publication of the draft guidance, which provides...

SwapsInfo H1 2025 and Q2 2025

Interest rate derivatives (IRD) trading activity increased in the first half of 2025, driven by continued interest rate volatility, evolving central bank policy expectations and persistent macroeconomic uncertainty. Trading in index credit derivatives also rose, as market participants responded to...

ISDA Response to IFSCA Consultation

On August 5, ISDA responded to the International Financial Services Centres Authority’s (IFSCA) consultation on reporting and clearing of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives contracts booked in International Financial Services Centres (IFSC). In the response, ISDA provided the following recommendations: Not mandating...

ISDA Response to BIS on Tokenization

On July 30, ISDA submitted a response to a Bank for International Settlements (BIS) consultation on leveraging tokenization for payments and financial transactions. In the response, ISDA focused on the legal, regulatory and documentation issues relevant to the derivatives market,...