Swaptions: ‘Agreed Discount Rate’ Supplement to the 2006 ISDA Definitions Published

Supplement 64 to the 2006 ISDA Definitions has been published today, March 30, 2020 to allow parties to specify a discount rate in swaption confirmations for which ‘Cleared Physical Settlement’ or ‘Collateralized Cash Price Cash Settlement Method’ is applicable. The ISDA Collateral Cash Price Matrix has also been updated to align the discount rates specified with expected changes in the discount rates used by clearing houses for euro and US dollar.

ISDA has also published a Guidance Note and a Memorandum explaining the changes.

On April 6, ISDA held a market education call to go through the changes introduced in the Supplement and Matrix and answer questions. A recording of the call, as well as a slide presentation, is available here.

Joint Letter on Simplification of EU Taxonomy

On October 6, ISDA, the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA), the European Association of Co-operative Banks (EACB) and the European Banking Federation (EBF) published a policy statement in support of...

Paper on Removal of SI Regime

On October 10, ISDA, the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) and the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) published a paper on the practical implications of the recent discontinuation of the systematic internalizer (SI) regime for derivatives, bonds and...

Episode 52: Innovative Thinking

The pace of change in derivatives markets shows no sign of letting up, with rapid evolution across trading, regulation and technology. Industry veteran Don Wilson, founder of trading firm DRW, talks to The Swap about some of the biggest trends....