In this white paper we examine how product identifiers could be used for the standardized portion of the OTC derivatives markets. The first part of the paper contains a proposed approach, details the main fundamentals for the approach and describes the benefits of this change in market infrastructure. In the second part of the paper we examine a set of use cases and describe the next steps.
Documents (1) for Product Representation for Standardized Derivatives (UPI, UTI/USI)
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