Looking at OTC ISIN creation at an instrument level, we see the following: ...
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OTC derivative reference data reporting trends in EU and UK FIRDS and FITRS in Q1 2021 ...
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Looking at OTC ISIN creation at an instrument level, we see the following: ...
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Looking at OTC ISIN creation at an instrument level, we see the following: ...
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Looking at OTC ISIN creation at an instrument level, we see the following: ...
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Following the request at the Industry Consultation, the DSB examined the number of Corporate Default Swap Single Name (CDS SN) ...
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Looking at OTC ISIN creation at an instrument level, we see the following: ...
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MIC level reporting to FIRDS: Instrument level reporting to FIRDS: Published by Elli Sperelaki and Malavika Solanki ...
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Looking at OTC ISIN creation at an instrument level, we see the following: ...
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Looking at OTC ISIN creation at an instrument level, we see the following: ...
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The UPI service and reference data library operated by the DSB is founded on interactions with five major parties, as ...
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The topic of whether and how the data elements contained within each of the CFI, UPI, and OTC ISIN will ...
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OTC ISIN Metrics by Asset Class and Instrument: ...
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Published by Elli Sperelaki and Malavika Solanki MIC level reporting to FIRDS: Instrument level reporting to FIRDS: ...
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OTC ISIN Metrics by Instrument: ...
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OTC ISIN Metrics by Instrument: ...
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During the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent imposition of lockdown, the DSB continued to play its key role ...
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OTC ISIN Metrics by Instrument: ...
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Published by Elli Sperelaki and Malavika Solanki MIC level reporting to FIRDS: Instrument level reporting to FIRDS: — END — ...
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Published by Elli Sperelaki and Malavika Solanki This quarter’s update has been provided in three parts. The first, a summary ...
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Published by Malavika Solanki Several users have reached out with this question in recent weeks, prompting this note. Having discussed ...
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Published by Malavika Solanki A review of live trades in FIRDS as at year-end December 2019 shows a continued divergence ...
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Published by Malavika Solanki OTC ISIN creation and search trends remain consistent with prior months, with the sell-side and venues ...
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The Derivative Service Bureau is working with industry participants to publish best practice guidance that helps OTC derivatives data practitioners ...
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Published by: Malavika Solanki OTC ISIN creation activity held steady last month, with a 4% increase in the total number ...
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Published by Malavika Solanki OTC ISIN creation activity increased marginally in the final month of last year, with 5% more ...
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Published by Malavika Solanki OTC ISIN creation activity continued at the same pace as the prior month, with 6% more ...
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Published by Malavika Solanki Overall OTC ISIN creation activity rose 1% in the month of October – driven primarily by ...
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ESMA Q&A published in September 2018 provided guidance on a number of matters, including a view on how RTS-23.Field34 (Delivery ...
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Published by Malavika Solanki A review of live trades in FIRDS as at month-end September 2019 shows a growing divergence ...
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Published by Malavika Solanki OTC ISIN creation activity rose slightly this month and holds steady at approximately 5% more OTC ...
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This year has been about implementing change for the Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB). The DSB’s purpose is to facilitate the ...
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Published by Malavika Solanki OTC ISIN creation activity declined marginally but holds steady at just under 4% more OTC ISINs ...
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Published by Malavika Solanki OTC ISIN creation activity continues to hold steady with a marginal 4% increase in the number ...
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Published by Malavika Solanki This month’s update contains the usual metrics, including an overview of the reporting trend by institution ...
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Published by Malavika Solanki OTC ISIN creation activity was slightly lower in June, with a couple of items of note: ...
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Published by Malavika Solanki OTC ISIN activity (creation and search) continued in a similar vein to prior months, with two ...
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Published by Malavika Solanki The number and type of OTC derivative reference data record (ISIN and/or CFI codes) creators remains ...
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Published by Malavika Solanki This month’s update contains the usual metrics but starts with a new data point at the ...
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Published by Malavika Solanki Regular readers will notice that the DSB charts now refer to an asset class of “Other”, ...
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Published by Malavika Solanki This month’s statistics overview begins with a snapshot showing the types of institutions that are most ...
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Published by: Malavika Solanki There was a modest 4% increase in the number of OTC ISINs reported to FIRDS in ...
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Published by: Malavika Solanki January saw a slight reduction in the number of OTC derivatives reported to FIRDS for reference ...
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In this article for TABB Forum, Malavika Solanki looks at how the DSB Product Committee has evolved to help industry ...
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This month’s statistics overview begins with a snapshot showing the types of institutions that are most active in terms of ...
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In this TabbFORUM article on industry collaboration around OTC ISINs, Malavika Solanki examines the role that industry plays in the DSB’s ...
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Create Trends – Q4 2018 saw a small uptick in ISIN creation activity. OTC ISIN creation by asset class and ...
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December saw a higher number of interest rate OTC derivatives reported to FIRDS for reference data purposes, driven mostly by ...
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Create Trends – follow the trend of the past year, in terms of new ISINs created and the institutions driving ...
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Two new MICs reported reference data to FIRDS in November – both of which were SIs. This takes the total number ...
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Create Trends – Banks continued to dominate as OTC ISIN creators, with Venues strong in the FX and Rates arena ...
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Four new MICs reported reference data to FIRDS this month –  one OTF and three SIs. This takes the total ...
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The September trend mirrors that of the prior month, with a 9% increase in the number of OTC Derivative ISINs ...
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Analysis of the FIRDS snapshot for September month-end showed a modest increase in the number of unique OTC ISINs reported ...
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The August trend mirrors that of the prior month, with a modest 11% increase in the number of OTC Derivative ...
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Analysis of the FIRDS snapshot for August month-end showed little material change vs. the prior month. Systematic Internalisers, MTFs and ...
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As with the DSB monthly metrics for July, the FIRDS snapshot for July month-end, broadly showed continuation of existing behaviours ...
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There were no major surprises with respect to use of the DSB in the month of July, which suggests that ...
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June saw yet another marked increase in the number of DSB ISINs reported to FIRDS, with most of the increase ...
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Once again, the rate at which new OTC ISINs are being created continues to fall – with a reduction for ...
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May 2018 showed a marked increase in the number of OTC ISINs reported to FIRDS, with higher OTC ISIN submissions ...
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The rate at which new OTC ISINs are being created continues to fall. Only 16% more ISINs were created in ...
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This months’ FIRDS data analysis provides some interesting insights including some new data points provided after a few industry participants ...
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This note focuses on both OTC ISIN creation and search trends to provide users with more insight into how the ...
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A month ago, I described the DSB’s preparations for what turned out to be a very successful industry load test ...
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There has been some excitable chatter recently from some commentators and trade associations around the use of Delivery Type within ...
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The OTC-ISIN population count has increased 24% in March to over 6.8 million at March month end, up from 5.5 ...
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This blog updates on the previous DSB blog after week 8 of MiFID II, to reveal no material changes in the ...
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— Updated on 15 July 2020 with links to the latest documentation With MiFID II becoming business-as-usual, now may be ...
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A couple of weeks ago, I provided a glimpse into the technology operations of the DSB, with a focus on ...
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With Q1 2018 almost over, I thought this a good time to review the technical stability and performance SLAs of ...
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This blog updates on the previous DSB blog after week 4 of MiFID II, to reveal a fairly stable universe ...
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The OTC-ISIN population count has increased 34% in February to over 5.5 million as of close of business 28 February 2018, ...
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This blog updates my previous post after week 1 of MiFID II, to reveal a much more diverse and interesting ...
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Update after the first month of MiFID II The OTC-ISIN population count has more than doubled in January to over ...
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What information has FIRDS data provided after Week 1 of MiFID II? Last week, I provided some analysis on the ...
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What information has FIRDS data provided on Day 1 of MiFID II? I have provided some statistics on the use ...
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So how was the first day of MiFID II for the DSB? I have been asked this question so many ...
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