NEWS

This month’s statistics overview begins with a snapshot showing the types of institutions that are most active in terms of OTC ISIN creation activity. Monthly trends

In this TabbFORUM article on industry collaboration around OTC ISINs, Malavika Solanki examines the role that industry plays in the DSB’s product-related decision making and sets out

Create Trends – Q4 2018 saw a small uptick in ISIN creation activity.     OTC ISIN creation by asset class and instrument is set out

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.

Create Trends – follow the trend of the past year, in terms of new ISINs created and the institutions driving primary OTC ISIN creation activity.  

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 –

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