In this issue of IQ, we focus on the new margin regime in three feature articles. In the first, we consider just how much of the derivatives market will be affected by the non-cleared margin rules. In the second, we review the WGMR requirements and the efforts to translate those into binding national rules. The third article outlines ISDA’s WGMR implementation efforts and its work to develop a standard initial margin model.
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ISDA 2025 – 2002 Equity Derivatives Definitions (Versionable Edition) Protocol Opens for General Adherence
ISDA has opened the general adherence phase for the ISDA 2025 – 2002 Equity Derivatives Definitions (Versionable Edition) Protocol. The protocol enables adherents to amend the terms of their equity derivatives master confirmation agreements to incorporate the 2002 ISDA Equity...
ISDA Comment on ICC Application as Clearing Agency
On October 6 ISDA submitted a comment letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission in response to the ICE Clear Credit (“ICC”) application for registration as a clearing agency under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including...
Paper on Enhancing Liquidity and Risk Management
As ISDA marks its 40th anniversary this year, it is an opportune time to reflect on the challenges and opportunities faced by the global derivatives markets over the past four decades. Rapid growth, continued innovation, regulatory reform, central clearing, margining,...
Trade Bodies Seek Delay on Third-Country CCP Rules
On October 21, ISDA and nine other trade associations – the Alternative Investment Management Association, the European Association of Co-operative Banks, the European Association of Corporate Treasurers, the European Banking Federation, the European Fund and Asset Management Association, the European...