December saw a higher number of interest rate OTC derivatives reported to FIRDS for reference data purposes, driven mostly by an increase in reporting by venues. Most other trends held constant with only one new MIC (a SI) being added to the existing list. As with prior months, there is little reference data reporting for […]
Create Trends – follow the trend of the past year, in terms of new ISINs created and the institutions driving primary OTC ISIN creation activity. OTC ISIN composition by asset class and instrument is set out below. Search Trends – again, the previous year’s trends persist, with no real surprises as users largely […]
Two new MICs reported reference data to FIRDS in November – both of which were SIs. This takes the total number of reporting MICs to 85 – 32 MTFs who mostly report FX and Rates, 33 OTFs who have a broader asset class spread and 22 SIs who mostly report all but commodities’ reference data. OTC […]
Derivatives Service Bureau Announces 2019 Fees and Increase in Users Higher number of overall users, with an increase in the diversity of those using the service London, 11am, 5th December 2018 – The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB), the fully automated generator of International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs) for the OTC derivatives market, today published their […]
Derivatives Service Bureau Expands Product Committee Membership Industry Consultation Results in Broader Representation London, 4th December 2018 – The Derivatives Service Bureau, founded by the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) to facilitate the allocation and maintenance of International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs) for OTC Derivatives, has today announced a new Product Committee membership […]
Dear TAC Members, Please can you review the proposal detailed in the following document: OTC ISIN EoD File Download Path Changes Kind regards, Andy Hughes.
Create Trends – Banks continued to dominate as OTC ISIN creators, with Venues strong in the FX and Rates arena for the month of October. OTC ISIN composition by asset class and instrument are shown below. Search Trends – FIX based messaging remains the strong preference for those programmatically connected to the DSB. […]
Four new MICs reported reference data to FIRDS this month – one OTF and three SIs. This takes the total number of reporting MICs to 85 – 32 MTFs who mostly report FX and Rates, 33 OTFs who have a broader asset class spread and 20 SIs who mostly report all but commodities’ reference data. […]
The September trend mirrors that of the prior month, with a 9% increase in the number of OTC Derivative ISINs created. Interestingly the DSB saw ISIN creation activity driven by a broader spectrum of users than in the prior few months, with 10 banks and 10 venues contributing towards 91% of all ISIN creation activity. […]
Analysis of the FIRDS snapshot for September month-end showed a modest increase in the number of unique OTC ISINs reported vs. the prior month. OTFs reported almost 14% more unique OTC ISINs in September than in the previous month, with an increase across every asset class. In the same period, reporting of unique OTC derivative […]
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