Variation Margin Protocol Questionnaires

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.

 

Form of Questionnaire

Form of Revised EMIR Supplemental Questionnaire (Dec. 16, 2016)

Form of Japanese Notification Time Amendments Supplemental Questionnaire (Jan. 13, 2017)

Australia Rules Supplemental Questionnaire (Jan. 20, 2017)

Non-netting Supplemental Questionnaire (Jan. 20, 2017)

Segregation Amendments Supplemental Questionnaire (Jan. 26, 2017)

Swiss (FMIA) rules Supplemental Questionnaire (May 9, 2017)

ISDA Omnibus Canadian Representation Letter

On September 2, ISDA published the Omnibus Canadian Representation Letter, which combines previously published representation letters drafted to assist firms in compliance with Canadian trade reporting, business conduct, regulatory margin and clearing classification rules. The Omnibus Canadian Letter is designed...

Joint Response on Cross-margining

On August 31, ISDA and FIA submitted a letter to the US Commodity Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the agencies’ joint request for comment on the implementation of portfolio margining and cross-margining...

Response to SEC on FICC Guaranty Fund

On September 1, ISDA and FIA submitted a joint response to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), supporting the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation’s (FICC) proposal to establish a dedicated guaranty fund at its government securities division (GSD). FICC had...