ISDA letter to the CFTC on margin requirements for uncleared swaps for swap dealers and major swap participants

ISDA provides comments regarding the recently released notice of proposed rules and advance notice of proposed rulemaking (“CFTC Margin Proposal”) concerning margin requirements for non-cleared swaps and the implementation of the related statutory provisions enacted by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”). Our analysis of the proposed rules and response to the proposed rulemaking addresses three critical themes: providing for implementation without excessive disruption; addressing systemic risk in an appropriate manner; and developing a workable cross-border framework.

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Response to BoE on Clearing Exemption for PTRR

On March 11, ISDA submitted a response to the Bank of England’s consultation on a proposed approach to exempting post-trade risk reduction (PTRR) transactions from the derivatives clearing obligation under Article 4 of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). ISDA...

IQ Interview with David Bailey

The Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority recently finalized its Basel 3.1 framework for implementation at the start of 2027. David Bailey, executive director for prudential policy, talks to IQ about the importance of global consistency and the need to...

LSEG's TradeAgent Integrates ISDA DRR

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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,...