International Swaps and Derivatives Association

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) fosters safe and efficient derivatives markets to facilitate effective risk management for all users of derivatives products. Since 1985, it has worked to make the global derivatives markets safer and more efficient, and its pioneering work in developing the ISDA Master Agreement and a wide range of related documentation materials, and in ensuring the enforceability of their netting and collateral provisions, has helped to significantly reduce credit and legal risk. ISDA has over 1,000 member institutions from 79 countries, comprising a broad range of derivatives market participants, including corporations, investment managers, government and supranational entities, insurance companies, energy and commodities firms, and international and regional banks, as well as exchanges, intermediaries, clearing houses and repositories, and law firms, accounting firms and other service providers.

Since 1985, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association has worked to make the global derivatives markets safer and more efficient. ISDA's pioneering work in developing the ISDA Master Agreement and a wide range of related documentation materials, and in ensuring the enforceability of their netting and collateral provisions, has helped to significantly reduce credit and legal risk. The Association has been a leader in promoting sound risk management practices and processes, and engages constructively with policymakers and legislators around the world to advance the understanding and treatment of derivatives as a risk management tool. ISDA has over 1,000 member institutions from 79 countries. ISDA's work in three key areas – reducing counterparty credit risk, increasing transparency, and improving the industry's operational infrastructure – show the strong commitment of the Association toward its primary goals; to build robust, stable financial markets and a strong financial regulatory framework.

ISDA represents all market participants globally, promotes high standards of commercial conduct that enhance market integrity, and leads industry action on derivatives issues.

• ISDA Master Agreement

  Pioneering documentation developed by ISDA, with related documentation materials, whose netting and collateral provisions ISDA works to ensure are enforceable.

• ISDA Solutions InfoHub

  Integrates ISDA's full suite of mutualized digital solutions, covering legal, data and risk, designed to help firms standardize, optimize and automate key aspects of the derivatives process cost-effectively and at scale.

1. 1International Swaps and Derivatives Associationisda.org
2. 2About ISDA – International Swaps and Derivatives Associationisda.org
3. 3Mission Statement – International Swaps and Derivatives Associationisda.org