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.)

Remove Bureaucracy from Cross-margin Approvals

Cross-margining programs play a critical role in financial markets. By ensuring margin requirements more closely reflect the actual risk of a portfolio of products, they reduce liquidity strain and improve market efficiency, both of which will become even more important...

Joint Response on CCP Resolution

On September 7, ISDA and FIA responded to a Bank of England (BOE) discussion paper on central counterparty (CCP) resolution. The associations support greater clarity on valuation capabilities prior to a crisis scenario and the boundary between recovery and resolution,...