Hurricane Sandy Guidance

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) announces the following guidance for parties to over-the-counter derivative transactions that are affected by the closing of U.S. exchanges on Monday October 29 and Tuesday October 30 due to Hurricane Sandy.

October 30-Guidance update. Paragraph 2 (Options, Rate Resets and Swaptions) and Paragraph 3 (Commodity Derivative Transactions) have been updated.

Response on Commodity Derivatives Markets

On April 22, ISDA and FIA submitted a joint response to the European Commission’s (EC) consultation on the functioning of commodity derivatives markets and certain aspects relating to spot energy markets. In addition to questions on position management, reporting and...

Episode 50: The Value of Derivatives

A new report from ISDA shows that companies all over the world use derivatives to alleviate uncertainty, transfer risk and enhance profitability. ISDA discusses the findings with Boston Consulting Group’s Roy Choudhury. Please view this page via Chrome to access...