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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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Marking a Milestone – IQ January 2025

It was a different time and a very different market, but 1985 remains a seminal year in the history of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives – the year that ISDA was established and the very first industry standard document was published. While modest in its scope and ambitions, the Code of Standard Wording, Assumptions and Provisions for Swaps (Code of SWAPS) put in place a new status quo, based on the recognition that collaboration was the best way to solve shared industry challenges. Forty...

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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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Australian Superannuation Funds Use of Derivatives

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May 15, 2025

ISDA Publishes Paper on Use of Generative AI

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Press Releases

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DRR Extended to Support Revised Canadian Rules

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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...

ISDA Animation: The ISDA Notices Hub

Derivatives contracts sometimes need to be terminated early, requiring a termination notice to be delivered to the counterparty using the...

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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ISDA AGM Studio: Emmanuel Geinoz and Eleanor Kelly

Five jurisdictions went live with revised derivatives reporting rules in 2024, with more to follow in 2025 and beyond, putting reporting teams under extreme pressure to implement accurately and on time to avoid regulatory penalties. Emmanuel Geinoz, market infrastructure and...

ISDA AGM Studio: Tyler Wellensiek, Stephen Berger

The first phase of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Treasury clearing mandate will come into effect in December 2026 – a requirement that will have a significant impact on both US and non-US market participants. Tyler Wellensiek, ISDA board member...

ISDA AGM Studio: Jacques Vigner, BNP Paribas

Jacques Vigner, ISDA board member and chief strategic oversight officer for global markets at BNP Paribas, speaks with Mark Gheerbrant, global head of risk and capital at ISDA, on the key obstacles to a consistent, risk-appropriate capital framework and how to...

ISDA AGM Studio: Future Leaders in Derivatives

Following publication of the latest whitepaper from the ISDA Future Leaders in Derivatives (IFLD) program, Collateral and Liquidity Efficiency in the Derivatives Market: Navigating Risk in a Fragile Ecosystem, Joel Clark talks to IFLD participants Koen Ottenheijm, senior treasury and...

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 contributions. Over the past five years, total FUM has climbed from approximately A$2.3 trillion ($1.44 trillion) to A$4.1 trillion and...

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