A TR corresponds to an Infraestructure that maintains a centralized electronic registry of transaction data. Its functions consist of the collection, storage and dissemination of relevant information for the market and its regulators, and have been developed at an international level in accordance with the following fundamental objectives: 

i. Increase transparency and availability of market information, both for authorities and for general public. Among its main benefits, are to increase transparency in the derivatives market.

ii. Promote financial stability, through adequate risk management of financial institutions, and effective monitoring and supervision by the authorities.

iii. Prevent market abuse, as a consequence of an increase in market transparency, particularly in the financial derivatives markets.