ISDA publishes Bilateral Form of Amendment Agreement for Certain Silver Transactions
ISDA has published a Bilateral Form of Amendment Agreement for Certain Silver Transactions, which addresses the winding down of the administration of the London Silver Fix by the London Silver Market Fixing Limited on August 14, 2014. Counterparties with outstanding contracts referencing the ‘SILVER-FIX’ can use the amendment agreement to replace that with a new commodity reference price, which may include a reference to the new London Silver Price, expected to be available from August 15, 2014. The amendment agreement can be downloaded here, while an explanatory note can be found here.
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