ISDA’s STP plan

On 27th July 2015 ISDA, on behalf of its members, submitted a plan to the CFTC for reducing the Straight Through Processing (“STP”) timeframes for certain interest rate swap contracts executed on SEFs or DCMs with the intention of being cleared.

Future Path - IQ December 2025

At the start of ISDA’s 40th anniversary year, IQ convened the pioneers of the association to reflect on how a desperate need for standardization in the early days of the derivatives market brought dealers together to develop a dictionary of...

Addressing Termination Troubles

When Enron announced a shock $618 million loss on October 16, 2001, it took a further 47 days until it filed for bankruptcy. For Bear Stearns, it took 266 days between its bailout of a structured credit fund run by...