25) To the Extent That the Price or Nonprice Terms Applied to Insurance Companies Have Tightened or Eased Over the Past Three Months (as Reflected in Your Responses to Questions 23 and 24), What Are the Most Important Reasons for the Change?| B. Possible Reasons for Easing | 3. Adoption of Less-Stringent Market Conventions (That Is, Collateral Terms and Agreements, ISDA Protocols). | Answer Type: 2nd Most Important
CTQ25B32MINR • Economic Data from Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
Latest Value
0.00
Year-over-Year Change
N/A%
Date Range
1/1/2012 - 4/1/2025
Summary
Tracks adoption of less-stringent market conventions in insurance industry agreements. Provides insights into evolving financial market standards.
Analysis & Context
This economic indicator provides valuable insights into current market conditions and economic trends. The data is updated regularly by the Federal Reserve and represents one of the most reliable sources for economic analysis.
Understanding this metric helps economists, policymakers, and investors make informed decisions about economic conditions and future trends. The interactive chart above allows you to explore historical patterns and identify key trends over time.
About This Dataset
Measures changes in market conventions like collateral terms and ISDA protocols. Reflects industry standardization trends.
Methodology
Collected through survey responses from financial institutions about market agreement practices.
Historical Context
Used by regulators and financial analysts to assess industry standardization trends.
Key Facts
- Tracks evolution of market agreement standards
- Reflects industry regulatory adaptation
- Indicates financial market flexibility
FAQs
Q: What are ISDA protocols?
A: International standard agreements for derivatives trading. Provide standardized legal frameworks for financial transactions.
Q: How do market conventions change?
A: Evolve through regulatory changes, technological advances, and industry consensus. Reflect market efficiency improvements.
Q: Why are less-stringent conventions significant?
A: Can reduce transaction costs and increase market flexibility. Potentially lower barriers to financial interactions.
Q: How often do market conventions update?
A: Typically evolve annually or with significant regulatory or technological changes. Responsive to market needs.
Q: What are collateral terms?
A: Agreements defining assets used to secure financial transactions. Critical for risk management in financial markets.
Related Trends
66) Over the Past Three Months, How Have the Terms Under Which Non-Agency RMBS Are Funded Changed?| A. Terms for Average Clients | 4. Collateral Spreads Over Relevant Benchmark (Effective Financing Rates). | Answer Type: Eased Somewhat
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79) Over the Past Three Months, How Has the Duration and Persistence of Mark and Collateral Disputes Relating to Lending Against Each of the Following Collateral Types Changed?| E. Non-Agency RMBS. | Answer Type: Remained Basically Unchanged
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31) To the Extent That the Price or Nonprice Terms Applied to Separately Managed Accounts Established with Investment Advisers Have Tightened or Eased over the Past Three Months (as Reflected in Your Responses to Questions 29 and 30), What Are the Most Important Reasons for the Change?| B. Possible Reasons for Easing | 7. More-Aggressive Competition from Other Institutions. | Answer Type: First in Importance
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52) Over the Past Three Months, How Have the Terms Under Which High-Grade Corporate Bonds Are Funded Changed?| B. Terms for Most Favored Clients, as a Consequence of Breadth, Duration And/or Extent of Relationship | 1. Maximum Amount of Funding. | Answer Type: Eased Somewhat
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19) To the Extent That the Price or Nonprice Terms Applied to Mutual Funds, Etfs, Pension Plans, and Endowments Have Tightened or Eased over the Past Three Months (as Reflected in Your Responses to Questions 17 and 18), What Are the Most Important Reasons for the Change?| A. Possible Reasons for Tightening | 5. Diminished Availability of Balance Sheet or Capital at Your Institution. | Answer Type: First in Importance
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32) How Has the Intensity of Efforts by Investment Advisers to Negotiate More-Favorable Price and Nonprice Terms on Behalf of Separately Managed Accounts Changed Over the Past Three Months?| Answer Type: Increased Somewhat
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Citation
U.S. Federal Reserve, Insurance Market Conventions (CTQ25B32MINR), retrieved from FRED.