Common Domain Model (CDM) Resources

Explore key Common Domain Model (CDM) resources including documentation, GitHub repositories, videos, and more to help you understand, implement, and contribute to the project.

CDM LINKS

Get Involved with CDM

The CDM documentation site offers concrete ways to get involved and in depth information to help you model, manage, and execute business logic using CDM.

CDM GitHub Repo

The CDM GitHub repository hosts the core codebase, tools, and examples for modeling business logic as data, with support for multiple languages and platforms.

CDM Introduction Training

Learn to use the Common Domain Model (CDM) to standardize data for various financial products, including derivatives, securities, and repos; and apply business events to related transactions.

CDM VIDEOS

Future-Proof Your Trade Reporting: CDM/DRR Integration Masterclass with Regnosys

Many firms see the value in CDM and DRR—but hesitate due to perceived complexity. This hands-on masterclass shows you how to integrate DRR into your internal systems faster and more efficiently using Rune’s Translate 2.0 and the Rosetta platform.

AI, LLM, and CDM Start Making Sense

By leveraging AI for CDM mappings, firms could expand DRR coverage, streamline data transformations, and improve interoperability across jurisdictions and asset classes.

CDM Object Builder

The CDM Object Builder is a powerful tool designed to make exploring the CDM easier with an intuitive UI to build CDM objects, like trades, legal documents and eligible collateral specifications - a key area in need of standardization.

CDM Asset Refactoring

The CDM Asset Refactoring initiative streamlines financial product modeling in CDM 6.0, addressing years of accumulated inconsistencies and enhancing support for all transaction types.

AI Meets CDM Workshop (OSFF NYC 2024)

Viewers will gain insights from industry experts and academics who share lessons learned and challenges faced when implementing retrieval-augmented generation techniques on the CDM documentation itself.

Digital Regulatory Reporting & Open Regulatory Reporting (OSFF NYC 2024)

ISDA staff and FINOS/ISDA members provide updates on the expansion of DRR, built on CDM, in 2024, including success stories, planned jurisdictional builds for 2025, and strategies for developing a business case for adoption within your firm.

CDM Demos

Create a CDM Party Object in Java

Validate CDM Object in Java

Create a CDM OTC Product in Java

Run a CDM Qualification Function

Generate a Regulatory Compliant Report

Edit CDM / Rune DSL in Visual Studio Code

Creating CDM Objects Visually Using the Object Builder

Blog Posts

From Standard to Impact: CDM Becomes an Active Project

In under three years since its open-sourcing, the CDM has evolved from a collaborative proof of concept into a production-grade open standard that is helping financial institutions streamline trade processing, regulatory reporting, and data management across global markets.

CDM New Horizons: Welcoming the First Sell-side Maintainer

We are excited to announce an addition to the dedicated team of maintainers of the CDM: Nick Moger of J.P. MorganChase.

CDM New Horizons: Standardised Schedule Margin Model in CDM 6

Following the financial crisis of 2008, world leaders agreed that over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives needed more transparency and better tools to mitigate risk. This led to new regulations forcing market participants to exchange collateral. A key component of this is the requirement for Initial Margin (IM).

CDM New Horizons: The CDM’s Role in Defining Digital Ownership

The newly formed CDM Tokenized Assets Working Group was formed to extend the model so that it can capture the full lifecycle of tokenised assets, without disrupting the integrity of its existing framework.

CDM DOCUMENTS

CDM Overview

This is a short overview of the CDM benefits and purpose. It also includes ways to get involved.

Industry Perspectives on the ISDA DRR

This report examines how financial institutions are adopting the ISDA Digital Regulatory Reporting (DRR) solution, a standardized and open-access initiative built on the FINOS CDM.

Common Domain Model - RESOURCES

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