ISDA Publishes ISDA SIMM™ v2.2

ISDA has published the ISDA SIMM™ Methodology, version 2.2, with an Effective Date of December 1, 2019. This version of SIMM includes updates based on the full recalibration and industry backtesting of the methodology.   It also includes additional granularity for the FX asset class, the removal of curvature margin from equity volatility indexes and an alteration to allow for annual calibration of credit non-qualifying intra-bucket correlations.

Documents (1) for ISDA Publishes ISDA SIMM™ v2.2

US FX Derivatives Review

ISDA has expanded its SwapsInfo website to include data on US foreign exchange (FX) derivatives, extending the platform's coverage beyond interest rate and credit derivatives to a third over-the-counter derivatives asset class. The US FX Derivatives Review covers trading activity...

Response to FCA on Post-trade Transparency

On October 16, ISDA responded to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consultation CP26/30.  While the consultation is principally focused on cash equity market structure and transparency, ISDA responded to questions on the potential inclusion of equity swaps in the scope...

Efficiency is Vital to Delivering Resilience

With less than three months to go until implementation of US Treasury clearing begins at the end of this year, it’s critical that the mandate is safely implemented without compromising market efficiency. This represents a huge change in market structure,...