To adhere to the Protocol and for FAQs and other information regarding the Protocol, please go to the ISDA 2016 Variation Margin Protocol page.
For a description of the documents below, please see “How is the Protocol structured? What is the purpose of the different Protocol documents?” on the Protocol FAQs page.
PCA Principal Answer Sheet
Revised EMIR Supplemental Answer Sheet (Dec. 16, 2016)
Japanese Notification Time Amendments Supplemental Answer Sheet (Jan. 13, 2017)
Non-netting Supplemental Answer Sheet (Jan. 20, 2017)
Segregation Amendments Supplemental Answer Sheet (Jan. 26, 2017)
Swiss (FMIA) rules Supplemental Answer Sheet (May 9, 2017)
Documents (6) for PCA Principal Answer Sheet
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