George H.W. Bush National Day of Mourning

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) announces the following guidance for parties to over-the-counter derivative transactions that are affected by the closing of certain US exchanges on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, in observance of a national day of mourning for former US President George H.W. Bush.

Pursuing Efficiencies of Tokenization

As we mark the 10-year anniversary of the ISDA Standard Initial Margin Model (ISDA SIMM), which was launched in September 2016 to coincide with the first phase of initial margin (IM) requirements for non-cleared derivatives, we’ve been reflecting on its...

Transition to Mandatory Central Clearing

US Treasury securities sit at the heart of global financial markets and serve as one of the primary forms of high-quality collateral across derivatives and securities financing markets. The transition to mandatory central clearing of US Treasuries therefore has implications...