Joint Trade Association Letter to CFTC on Uncleared Margin Proposal

On October 10, 2023, ISDA, along with other trade associations, sent a letter to the CFTC to support proposed amendments to the margin requirements for uncleared swaps, including refinements pertaining to seeded funds and IM thresholds, removing the asset transfer restriction within MMFs as eligible collateral, and clarifying haircuts for MMFs.

Documents (1) for Joint Trade Association Letter to CFTC on Uncleared Margin Proposal

ISDA Publishes FpML Version 5.14

ISDA has published a new version of its Financial products Markup Language (FpML), a widely used open-source standard for the electronic dealing and processing of derivatives transactions. The latest iteration – version 5.14 – incorporates several key modifications and updates...

Accounting for Tokenized Assets as Collateral

The use of tokenized assets as collateral for derivatives and securities financing transactions (SFTs) is emerging as a significant development in global capital markets. Financial institutions are increasingly evaluating tokenized representations of money market funds, government securities and other high-quality...