Survey documents

OTC Derivatives Statistics (BIS)

Name of survey
DDBH, DDBJ, DDUM
Forms
DDxxx
Coverage
Foreign exchange and derivatives transactions according to the requirements of the Bank for International Settlements; amounts outstanding; turnover
Type of survey
Partial sample survey
Reporting institutions
DDBH -> Semi-annual statistics: two largest bank groups;
DDBJ and DDUM -> Every three years: banks with contract volumes of open derivative financial instruments exceeding CHF 8 billion (for turnover statistics) or CHF 30 billion (for statistics on amounts outstanding)
The reporting institutions are invited by the National Bank to participate in the survey.
Reporting entity
DDBH: Group;
DDBJ: Group;
DDUM: Bank office
Frequency
DDBH: semi-annually;
DDBJ: every three years;
DDUM: every three years
Deadline
DDBH: 2 months
DDUM: 1 month (02.06.2025)
DDBJ: 2 months (01.09.2025)
Participants
Bank for International Settlements

Current survey releases

Semi-annual OTC derivatives statistics (DDBH)

Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity in 2022: Amounts Outstanding Part (DDBJ)

Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity in 2022: Turnover Part (DDUM)