U.S. Federal Holidays on December 24 and 26, 2025

Pursuant to an Executive Order of the President of the United States, December 24 and December 26 have been designated as federal holidays for U.S. federal government purposes.

The designation of such dates as U.S. federal holidays is not expected to affect the calculation or publication of the benchmarks referenced in the USD Floating Rate Options incorporated in the Floating Rate Matrix to the 2021 ISDA Interest Rate Derivatives Definitions (“2021 Definitions”).

Both December 24, 2025 and December 26, 2025 are expected to be good New York City Business Days, U.S. Government Securities Business Days and New York Fed Business Days as defined in the 2021 Definitions.

Global Trading in INR Derivatives

Global trading in derivatives involving the Indian rupee (INR) has expanded significantly over the past decade, reflecting the currency’s growing role in international hedging and trading activity. According to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Triennial Central Bank Survey, the...

Response to FCA on Commodity Derivatives Clearing

On April 9, ISDA, the Commodity Markets Council Europe (CMCE), Energy Traders Europe (ETE) and FIA jointly responded to Chapter 7 of the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Quarterly Consultation CP26/8 on increasing the clearing threshold for commodity derivatives under the UK...

Response on EC’s SFR Proposal

On April 9, ISDA published technical comments on the European Commission’s (EC) proposed Settlement Finality Regulation (SFR) as it applies to designated EU systems and registered third-country systems. One significant concern is that the scope of insolvency protections provided to...