In a new publication, ISDA explores the benefits of digitization and blockchain solutions for global foreign exchange derivatives markets.

By Yvette D. Valdez, Adam Bruce Fovent, and Deric Behar

As blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) use cases continue to grow across the broad spectrum of financial markets, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) is once again stepping into the crossroads of technology and derivatives with the publication of the ISDA Legal Guidelines for Smart Derivatives Contracts: Foreign Exchange Derivatives (the Guidelines).