Initial Thoughts on Initial Margin

ISDA Chief Executive Officer Scott O'Malia offers informal comments on important OTC derivatives issues in derivatiViews, reflecting ISDA's long-held commitment to making the market safer and more efficient.

Initial Thoughts mediacomment

A new post on initial margin and the  recent speech by the Federal Reserve Board’s Vice Chairman has been posted on our sister blog, media.comment.

 

US Treasury Repo Market Indicators Methodology

This paper is intended for market participants interested in the structure and methodology used to construct the ISDA-Actrix US Treasury Repo Market Clearing Indicators. It provides precise details allowing participants to access the publicly available data and replicate the calculations...

Response to BoE on Mobilization of new CCPs

On June 4, ISDA submitted a response to the Bank of England’s (BoE) consultation on its approach to using its requirements and permissions powers to facilitate mobilization of new central counterparties (CCPs). The consultation includes a draft policy statement, setting...

S&P Global Selected as DC Administrator

ISDA and the Credit Derivatives Governance Committee have announced that S&P Global Market Intelligence has been selected as the administrator for the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committees (DCs). The announcement follows an invitation to tender in November 2025. The DC administrator...