Update after the first month of MiFID II The OTC-ISIN population count has more than doubled in January to over 4.1 million as of close of play on 31 Jan, up from 1.9 million from 31 December 2017. Update after the first week of MiFID II Total OTC-ISIN population has increased by 639,360 in one […]

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AMID INCREASING USER NUMBERS, DSB CALCULATES FINAL FEES Sign-Ups for Free, Open Data Service Double in Last Three Weeks 15 January 2018 – 12 noon UTC London, UK – The Derivatives Services Bureau, the global utility for creation of International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs) for over-the-counter derivatives, has finalized fees for the current user contracts […]

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What information has FIRDS data provided after Week 1 of MiFID II? Last week, I provided some analysis on the entities that submitted RTS23 reference data for OTC-ISINs on day 1 of MiFID II. That analysis can be found on Linked-In here. In this article, I have provided the same analysis based on the week 1 […]

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What information has FIRDS data provided on Day 1 of MiFID II? I have provided some statistics on the use of the OTC-ISIN for regulatory reporting. In particular, who is using the OTC-ISINs, how many OTC-ISINs are they using and are they trading venues or systematic internalisers? Some very large disclaimers first: This is our […]

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So how was the first day of MiFID II for the DSB? I have been asked this question so many times over the past day and a half, that I thought I would write a short summary for anyone who is curious. Firstly, I should point out that we would not have been in a […]

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Banks Lead Industry Preparations for MiFID II Reporting of OTC Derivatives Reference Data Contract Submissions Suggest Changing Profile of DSB User Base 14 December 2017 – 8am UTC London, UK — the Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) reports today on progress in new contracts received for fee-based services. These include creation of new International Securities Identification […]

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Derivatives Service Bureau Reports Rise in Registrations Swap market participants begin using the service in increasing numbers London, UK – 9 November 2017 Since the Derivatives Service Bureau (“DSB”) entered production on 2 October, the DSB has witnessed a steady rise in registrations, with rising numbers of firms looking to be on-boarded in time for […]

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Derivatives Service Bureau to Establish Technology Advisory Committee Industry Group to Support Ongoing Evolution of DSB Technology for Expanding Market Needs London, UK – 9 October 2017 The Board of the Derivatives Service Bureau today announced that an industry committee will be formed to advise the DSB on future evolutions of the DSB technology platform […]

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Derivatives Service Bureau Launches Real-time ISINs for OTC Derivatives Addressing the need for regulatory reporting obligations under MiFID II London, UK – 2 October 2017 The Derivatives Service Bureau launched its real-time International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) creation service today and users can now create OTC derivative ISINs and obtain associated reference datato address regulatory […]

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DSB OPENS SECOND AND FINAL FEE MODEL CONSULTATION 02.05.2017 London, UK – The Derivatives Service Bureau today opened its second industry consultation on the proposed final fee model of user payments and other topics related to the cost-recovery financial basis of the DSB. The fee model will go into effect on 2 October 2017 when […]

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