ISDA®
INTERNATIONAL
SWAPS AND DERIVATIVES ASSOCIATION, INC.
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release, Friday, February 8, 2008
For
More Information, Please Contact:
Cesaltine
Gregorio, ISDA New York, 212-901-6019, cgregorio@isda.org
ISDA Launches E-Learning
Initiative;
ISDA ON DEMANDsm Offers 24/7 Access
to the Industry’s Leading Training and Educational Conferences
ISDA ON DEMAND features high-quality webcasts of several courses taught by
ISDA’s expert instructors. This is the only source for e-learning that provides
participants with the relevant ISDA training and educational materials. The
conferences initially available include: Understanding the ISDA Master Agreements;
Documenting and Confirming Credit Derivatives Transactions; Fundamentals of
Derivatives (interest rate, credit, commodity and energy); Introduction to
Operations; and FpML Training. Additional courses will be introduced by ISDA
ON DEMAND over time.
“For more than two decades, thousands of
industry participants have turned to ISDA’s training and educational courses,”
said Robert Pickel, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, ISDA.
“Now, for the first time, the industry’s most trusted name also brings that
knowledge over the Internet.”
ISDA ON DEMAND was developed to ensure high
quality service and to be user friendly. Classes have been optimized for viewing
over the Internet and navigating the ISDA ON DEMAND website www.isda.org is easy. Registration for the online courses
is simple.
“With ISDA ON DEMAND, we are leveraging content
and technology to further broaden and extend ISDA’s educational efforts and
our reach to industry participants around the world,” said Mary Cunningham,
Senior Director, Head of Marketing, ISDA.
About ISDA
ISDA, which represents participants in the privately negotiated derivatives industry, is among the world’s largest global financial trade associations as measured by number of member firms. ISDA was chartered in 1985, and today has approximately 815 member institutions from 55 countries on six continents. These members include most of the world’s major institutions that deal in privately negotiated derivatives, as well as many of the businesses, governmental entities and other end users that rely on over-the-counter derivatives to manage efficiently the financial market risks inherent in their core economic activities. Information about ISDA and its activities is available on the Association's web site: www.isda.org.
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