ISDA Focus: Identifiers and OTC Taxonomies

As part of the ongoing effort to improve the OTC derivatives infrastructure, ISDA developed an implementation plan in June 2011 to define a standardized taxonomy (classification) for OTC derivatives and develop Unique Product Identifiers (UPI).

The ISDA OTC Taxonomies and UPI will support regulatory mandates to increase transparency through public and regulatory reporting. In addition to the coordination of the market discussions that led to the proposed taxonomies for the different asset classes, ISDA put a governance model in place to oversee the development of the taxonomies and ensure proper support going forward.

The final taxonomies will be included in the FpML data standard to facilitate the reporting process. Coordination with other international standards such as ISO to align with the ISDA taxonomies is ongoing.

Accounting for Tokenized Assets as Collateral

The use of tokenized assets as collateral for derivatives and securities financing transactions (SFTs) is emerging as a significant development in global capital markets. Financial institutions are increasingly evaluating tokenized representations of money market funds, government securities and other high-quality...

CDM: User Journey from Concept to Production

The Common Domain Model (CDM) is a standardized, machine-readable and executable model for representing financial products, lifecycle events and contractual information. By providing an open source shared language across firms and platforms, it supports interoperability, automation, resource optimization and reduced...

ISDA DTF Tokyo Scott O'Malia Remarks

ISDA Derivatives Trading Forum Tokyo, October 23, 2026 Opening Remarks Scott O’Malia ISDA Chief Executive   Good afternoon, and welcome to the ISDA Tokyo Derivatives Trading Forum. Thanks for joining us today, and a big thank you to our sponsors,...