ISDA Insight

OTC derivatives end-users have played an important role at ISDA since our founding in 1985. Today, they are the largest category of ISDA’s membership, comprising about 40%. We want to know more about what end-users think.

To ensure that the Association understands and represents the views of this important constituency, we are launching an on-going research initiative in which we will periodically survey end-users regarding major issues and trends.

Eyeing the Basel III Finish Line

An effective regulatory capital framework relies on multiple ingredients, from appropriate drafting to rigorous testing and consultation. Even minor calibration distortions can inflate capital requirements, which could negatively affect the capacity of banks to support deep and liquid markets, with...

Joint Comment Letter on Basel III Endgame Proposal

The Institute of International Finance (IIF), the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today submitted a joint comment letter to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the...