Fireside Chat – 2012 ISDA AGM

27th ISDA Annual General Meeting, Chicago, April 30-May 2, 2012

At this year’s AGM, the final day’s opening session featured a standing-room-only “fireside chat” between ISDA Chairman Stephen O’Connor (left) and CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler (right). The conversation covered a wide range of topics of importance to the OTC derivatives industry and regulators.

Below, find short video clips from the talk labeled by topic in sequential order; the full recording of the conversation is available above.

Video Segments (click to play):

01 Current State of Rule Making (4:48)

02 Clearing Landscape (5:49)

03 Netting and Clearing (6:59)

04 International Harmonization (4:18)

05 Market Structure (7:03)

06 Transparency (4:28)

07 MF Global (2:25)

08 Review of Rules (3:46)

09 Extraterritoriality (ET) (1:48)

10 Implementation Timeline (1:23)

11 Block Trade Reporting (2:53)

12 15 Second Rule (2:57)

13 Regulatory Expertise (3:15)

14 CFTC – SEC Cooperation (1:30)

15 Conclusion (2:36)

Watch: Fireside Chat – 2012 ISDA AGM

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