ISDA Conferences

International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA®)

Equity Derivatives Documentation Workshop

Learn the basics of documenting various types of equity derivatives transactions

7.5 CLE Credit Hours Available (New York)
Transitional and Nontransitional

7.5 CPE Credit Hours Available

June 17, 2008
Global Financial Markets Conference Center
New York

PROGRAM AGENDA

8:15 AM	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:50 AM	Welcoming Remarks Katherine Darras, General Counsel, Americas, Head of Equity, FX and Interest Rate Legal, ISDA
9:00 AM	Equity Product Fundamentals • General industry overview, including fundamentals of share and index structure • Uses of equity derivatives • Product overview, including swaps, forwards, options and variance Ray Shirazi, Partner, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
10:00 AM	Introduction to ISDA Documentation Architecture Focusing on Equity Derivatives • Structure of ISDA Master Agreement, Credit Support Annex and relationship with 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions • Master Confirmation Agreement versus long-form confirmation *Katherine Darras,* General Counsel, Americas, Head of Equity, FX and Interest Rate Legal, ISDA
10:30 AM	Morning Break
10:45 AM	What you need to know about the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions • Overview of product terms • Discussion of Merger Events/Tender Offers, Additional Disruption Events and Index Adjustment Events Gary M. Rosenblum, First Vice President and Senior Counsel, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Lauren Teigland-Hunt, Managing Partner, Teigland-Hunt LLP
1:00 PM	Luncheon
2:15 PM	Master Confirmation Workshop for Swaps and Options This workshop will examine key provisions under the 2004 Americas Interdealer Master Equity Derivatives Confirmation Agreement: • Product characteristics • Frequently negotiated terms; required terms versus opt-in - Market practices in areas such as settlement cycles, application of Futures Price Valuation/Options Price Valuation - Calculation Agent/Dispute Resolution negotiations - Regional comparison US/Europe/AEJ/Japan, including reasons for variations Workshop One: Ilene K. Froom, Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Harry Jho, Member, Harry Jho LLC Workshop Two: Todd Blanke, Assistant General Counsel, Bank of America, N.A. Philip J. Franz, Vice President, Bank of America, N.A.
3:15 PM	Afternoon Break
3:30 PM	Master Confirmation Workshop for Swaps and Options (continued)
5:00 PM	Conference Concludes

Agenda is subject to change

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CONFERENCE VENUE: Global Financial Markets Conference Center, 360 Madison Avenue (entrance on 45th Street), 17th Floor, New York, NY 10017 Phone: (212) 901-6000.

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