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.

 

ISDA and Tokenovate Launch CDM Taskforce

ISDA and Tokenovate have today announced the establishment of a new taskforce within the Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS) to accelerate operationalization of the Common Domain Model (CDM). The initiative responds to growing market demand for standardized, interoperable post-trade processing...

ISDA Trading Forum Sydney: CEO Remarks

ISDA Derivatives Trading Forum Sydney October 21, 2025 Opening Remarks Scott O’Malia ISDA Chief Executive Officer   Good morning, and welcome to the Derivatives Trading Forum. It’s great to be back in Sydney following our last trip back in August....

ISDA Trading Forum Tokyo: CEO Remarks

ISDA Derivatives Trading Forum Tokyo October 17, 2025 Opening Remarks Scott O’Malia ISDA Chief Executive Officer   Good afternoon, and welcome to the ISDA Derivatives Trading Forum. It’s great to be back in Tokyo, and I’d like to begin by...