FAQ: Amend Single Name On-The-Run Frequency

ISDA continues to work with its members to finalize materials that will provide transparency for a new proposal to reduce the frequency with which single-name CDS roll to new on-the-run contracts. This Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQ”) document explains the proposal in regard to expected trading and operational conventions for certain credit derivative transactions as of December 20, 2015. (***Please Note: ISDA may update these FAQs on occasion. Please check back periodically for new versions.)

CDS Market Dynamics: Record 2025

Global credit default swap (CDS) market activity reached a record $41.8 trillion in 2025, surpassing the previous peak of $38.7 trillion in 2022. Index CDS drove the increase, accounting for 93.3% of total activity and reaching a record $39.0 trillion....

ISDA Letter to BCBS on RMA Models

On July 24, ISDA wrote to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) to request guidance on how the proposed Risk Mitigation Accounting (RMA) model under International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 9/IFRS 7 should be treated for prudential regulatory capital...