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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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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Press Releases

May 13, 2025

DRR Extended to Support Revised Canadian Rules

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Speeches & testimony

May 14, 2025

ISDA AGM 2025 Day 1 Scott O'Malia Remarks

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Webcasts & videos

May 14, 2025

ISDA Animation: The ISDA Notices Hub

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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 Video: The Value of Derivatives

Derivatives give companies the ability to raise financing at the best rate and manage their risks, enabling those firms to...

ISDA Publishes Close Out Framework

ISDA has published a new interactive digital framework that market participants can use to help prepare for potential terminations of...

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: Jens Larsen, Eurasia Group

Jens Larsen, head of geoeconomics at Eurasia Group, speaks to ISDA CEO Scott O’Malia about the impact of geopolitical risk on financial markets, and how shifting US foreign policy will affect global stability and economic growth.

ISDA AGM Studio: Event Preview with ISDA CEO Scott O’Malia and ISDA Chairman Jeroen Krens

As ISDA’s 39th Annual General Meeting gets underway in Amsterdam, ISDA CEO Scott O’Malia and chairman Jeroen Krens speak to Nick Sawyer, ISDA’s global head of communications, about the big themes of this year’s event, including the value of derivatives,...

ISDA AGM 2025 Day 1 Scott O'Malia Remarks

ISDA Annual General Meeting Amsterdam, Netherlands May 14, 2025 Opening Remarks: Our Remarkable Journey Scott O’Malia, ISDA CEO Good morning, and welcome to ISDA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). Welcome to Amsterdam. Let’s go back to 1985. Back to the...

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 company address specified in the original agreement. Complications can arise if the firm has relocated without updating the documentation or...

ISDA Margin Survey Year-end 2024

ISDA has published its latest annual margin survey, which shows that initial margin (IM) and variation margin (VM) collected by leading derivatives market participants for their non-cleared derivatives exposures increased by 6.4% to $1.5 trillion at the end of 2024....

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