ISDA Animation Video: A Digital Approach to Documentation

The legal and regulatory provisions of a derivatives contract are traditionally negotiated with multiple drafts of paper documents or PDFs. This process sucks up substantial resources and delays the start of business with a new customer. ISDA’s new animation explains how there is a digital alternative for derivatives documentation, allowing firms to take on new business more quickly, cut errors and risk, and redeploy resources.

This video is also available on ISDA’s YouTube channel.

Addressing Termination Troubles

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