FpML Survey 2026

ISDA is running a survey to better understand how FpML is used and to identify any issues before planning future upgrades.

Please discuss these sections with your colleagues and provide input from both functional and technical perspectives.

Mandatory sections (Questions 1-29)

section 1 Respondent's profile
section 2 FpML Adoption
section 3 FpML Usage and Volume
section 4 JSON Usage and FpML Alignment

Optional questions to help influence how we improve and enhance FpML (Questions 30-65)

Section 1 – Respondent’s Profile

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Email

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* 3. Firm

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* 4. Which of the following descriptions most accurately represent your firm. (Select all that apply)

Dealer / Broker Dealer

Asset Manager / Custodian / Fund Administrator

Technology / Software Vendor

Clearing House

Execution Facility / Trading Venue

Trade Repository

Confirmation Platform

Other (please specify)

Section 2 – FpML Adoption

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* 5. Which FpML Views are currently used in your firm? (Select all that apply)

Confirmation View

Recordkeeping View (regulatory reporting to trade repositories)

Transparency View (public reporting)

Pre Trade View

Reporting View (risk reporting)

Legal View

Other (please specify)

Not Applicable

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* 6. Do you have any objections if we deprecated following view ?

Legal View

Our assessment indicates that these views are not widely adopted. They will remain available in the 5.x series but will be clearly labeled as deprecated.

Yes (please specify)

Not Sure

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* 7. Do you have any objections if we deprecated following view ?

Reporting View (risk reporting only)

Our assessment indicates that these views are not widely adopted. They will remain available in the 5.x series but will be clearly labeled as deprecated.

Yes (please specify)

Not Sure

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* 8. Which FpML version(s) are currently used in your production environment? (Select all that apply)

4.0-4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

4.10

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

5.10

5.11

5.12

5.13 (latest recommendation)

5.14 (testing working draft 1)

Not sure

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* 9. Does your organisation extend or customise the FpML schema?

Yes

Not sure

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* 10. Does your firm actively use FpML defined coding schemes (e.g. scheme URIs for enumerations, product identifiers, or regulatory codes)?

Yes – extensively

Yes – in limited areas

Not sure

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* 11. If ISDA/FpML developed a centrally maintained API providing authoritative access to coding schemes and associated metadata, would your organisation use it?

Yes / Maybe – depending on design and governance

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* 12. Does your firm currently use FpML to represent FX features that are incorporated within products in other asset classes (for example, Cross‑Currency Interest Rate Swaps)?

Yes

If yes, please identify the relevant product types and the specific FpML schema components where you expect changes to be required (for example, affected product schemas, complex types, elements, or attributes within the FpML confirmation or related views). Please include as much detail as possible.

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* 13. Based on the 2026 FX Definitions published on 3 March 2026, do you expect FpML to incorporate new fields and elections arising from these definitions (for example, to support updated contractual terms, elections, or fallback mechanisms)?
Note that from November 2027, the 2026 FX Definitions will replace the 1998 FX Definitions for new FX transactions. More info available here - 2026 FX Definitions

Yes, this will be essential for our implementations

Yes, this would be beneficial but not critical

Neutral / unsure

No, existing FpML structures are sufficient

No opinion

FpML Survey 2026

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Email

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* 3. Firm

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* 4. Which of the following descriptions most accurately represent your firm. (Select all that apply)

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* 5. Which FpML Views are currently used in your firm? (Select all that apply)

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* 6. Do you have any objections if we deprecated following view ? Legal View Our assessment indicates that these views are not widely adopted. They will remain available in the 5.x series but will be clearly labeled as deprecated.

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* 7. Do you have any objections if we deprecated following view ? Reporting View (risk reporting only) Our assessment indicates that these views are not widely adopted. They will remain available in the 5.x series but will be clearly labeled as deprecated.

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* 8. Which FpML version(s) are currently used in your production environment? (Select all that apply)

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* 9. Does your organisation extend or customise the FpML schema?

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* 10. Does your firm actively use FpML defined coding schemes (e.g. scheme URIs for enumerations, product identifiers, or regulatory codes)?

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* 11. If ISDA/FpML developed a centrally maintained API providing authoritative access to coding schemes and associated metadata, would your organisation use it?

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* 12. Does your firm currently use FpML to represent FX features that are incorporated within products in other asset classes (for example, Cross‑Currency Interest Rate Swaps)?

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* 6. Do you have any objections if we deprecated following view ?

Legal View

Our assessment indicates that these views are not widely adopted. They will remain available in the 5.x series but will be clearly labeled as deprecated.

* 7. Do you have any objections if we deprecated following view ?

Reporting View (risk reporting only)

Our assessment indicates that these views are not widely adopted. They will remain available in the 5.x series but will be clearly labeled as deprecated.