Best Practices for the OTC Derivative Collateral Electronic Margin Messaging Process

Provides guidelines to ease implementation of electronic margin message communication. These Best Practices focus on integration and counterparty on-boarding as well as specific margin call scenarios. The document is purposely vendor agnostic and the practices are applicable regardless of the vendor selected.

Documents (1) for Best Practices for the OTC Derivative Collateral Electronic Margin Messaging Process

Global FX Derivatives Market Overview

Global FX derivatives average daily turnover reached $6.6 trillion in April 2025, roughly double its level in April 2013. While FX swaps remain the largest segment in absolute terms, recent growth has been driven by outright forwards and FX options,...

Safe, Efficient Markets for SFTs

Securities financing transactions (SFTs) – including repurchase agreements (repo), securities lending, buy/sell backs and margin lending – are foundational to the functioning of modern financial markets. They support the day-to-day distribution of liquidity, enable collateral to move efficiently across cash...

ISDA Recommendations to Simplify EU Regulation

On March 9, ISDA submitted a paper to the European Commission setting out focused proposals to improve the functioning of the EU regulatory framework for derivatives. The paper comprises eight targeted recommendations to simplify selected Level 1 provisions in a...