Legal

August 27th, 2012	Capacity to Trade: Hedging and Speculative Transactions Under an ISDA Master Agreement
August 1st, 2012	Bankruptcy Under the ISDA Master Agreement
June 14th, 2012	The Meaning of Close-Out Under the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement
April 27th, 2012	Section 2(a)(iii): Clarification Provided. But For How Long?
December 7th, 2011	ISDA’s New Standard Credit Support Annex Michael Beaton of Derivatives Risk Solutions explains the Standard Credit Support Annex (SCSA), which is not mandatory for counterparts to derivatives transactions, but is likely to significantly impact the future shape of the derivatives industry.
November 25th, 2011	OTC Derivatives Documentation: the Need for Standardization In a DerivSource Spotlight article, Sapient Global Markets* explores some of the key impacts regulatory reforms will have on the documentation of OTC derivatives.*
November 1st, 2011	ISDA Master Agreements and the Enforceability of Set-off Clauses under NY Law
December 10th, 2012	ISDA Negotiations: Sweat the Small Stuff Chatham Financial's Matt Hoffman and Michael Ashby assert that end users should explore some of the smaller terms of ISDA agreements when negotiating these agreements.
December 6th, 2012	OTC Documentation: Challenges & Solutions For Regulatory Compliance & Operational Efficiency Kevin Thorogood, Global Head of Capital Markets at Thunderhead.com talks to DerivSource about the challenges firms face as they transform over-the-counter-derivatives (OTC) trade documentation to comply with new regulatory requirements. He addresses the problems posed by adjusting workflow and infrastructure models as well as the importance of sound relationship documentation and legal processes.
September 11th, 2012	ISDA Dodd-Frank Protocol – Navigating Costs and Execution to Meet October 2012 Deadline Alberto Corvo, of eClerx Services, explains how firms can prepare legal and data management processes support the implementation of the ISDA Dodd-Frank Protocol and comply with new regulatory rules covering business conduct standards and reporting.

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SEF Rules Passed by CFTC this Week

After much anticipation, the CFTC passed final rules on the governance of swap execution facilities (SEFs) including rules on the minimum quotes required and swaps block rules.

Views vary on many elements of the newly approved rules with some industry participants believing the rules to be fair and others very problematic.

Regulation Timeline

Keep up with current regulatory reform activities with this reference guide. Derivsource's Derivatives Regulation Timeline