This section of the ISDA website is a hub for links to key information and ISDA’s work regarding Digital Asset Derivatives – including documentation, market structure, public policy, research, market practices, guidance notes and educational materials.

ISDA’s Digital Asset Derivatives working groups:
ISDA conducts work on Digital Asset Derivatives issues though a variety of working groups; however, there are two specific working groups focused on this asset class:

• ISDA Digital Assets Legal Group
• ISDA Digital Assets Market Infrastructure Group
• ISDA Digital Assets Risk & Capital Working Group

To request to join an ISDA working group: (1) Create an account on the ISDA website; and (2) After you create an account, log in and go to the Committees section to view your ISDA Committee Dashboard. You can request to join and leave working groups and distribution lists.

Links to key Digital Asset Derivatives infrastructures/documentation:

• ISDA Digital Asset Derivatives Definitions

News on current Digital Asset Derivatives initiatives:

• Settlement Price Source Naming Convention – ISDA is working with members on a document setting out the naming convention for how Settlement Price Sources (“SPSs”), as defined in the SPS Matrix of the ISDA Digital Asset Derivatives Definitions, should be named to increase consistency and understandability. Members can find more information by joining the ISDA Digital Assets Market Infrastructure Group.
• Report on the Impact of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) in Capital Markets: ISDA joined with other trade associations in a joint report outlining major developments and current issues in digital financial technology. The report is a comprehensive overview of the current state of technology, laws and regulation governing DLT and digital assets in jurisdictions around the world. For more information, you can read the report here.

If you have any questions or would like additional information in relation to these matters, please email: marketinfrastructureandtechnology@isda.org.