Originally published by ISDA on June 7, 2012, the USI Overview Document provides the industry with Design & Guiding Principles to be used for USI generation and consumption to meet CFTC regulatory requirements. The document has been updated as of September 4, 2013 to reflect updates to the CFTC’s USI specifications and acknowledge the industry effort to build upon the agreed approach to USI to address the use of Unique Trade Identifiers (UTI) for global regulatory reporting.
Documents (1) for Unique Swap Identifier (USI): An Overview Document
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