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Most multinational banks have ISDA Master Agreements in place with each other. These agreements usually cover all branches that are active in foreign exchange, interest rate, or options trading. Banks require corporate counterparties to sign an agreement to enter into swaps.

The ISDA Equity MCA Protocol (the ?Protocol?) is a tool for parties seeking to enter into Master Confirmation Agreements to document equity derivative transactions.

The framework consists of a master agreement, a schedule, confirmations, definition booklets, and credit support documentation. The master agreement is a document agreed to between two parties that sets out standard terms that apply to all the transactions entered into between those parties.

(?ISDA?) which is used to provide certain legal and credit protection for parties who enter into over-the-counter or ?OTC? derivatives transactions. OTC derivatives are mainly used for hedging purposes.

The ISDA Master does not have any mechanism for termination of the ISDA Master, but only for termination of outstanding Transactions.

Parties can use these MCAs as the starting point for their negotiations as the forms were approved by an ISDA working group and represent the compromise agreed to by the industry for a particular product. Some dealers do however, provide their own bespoke MCA forms.

The role of the confirmation is to evidence the terms of each trade. The form of ISDA confirmations are designed to confirm the terms of a trade and provide written evidence of its terms. The provisions of the ISDA master agreement provide that a confirmation is sufficient to evidence the terms of a trade.