For
Immediate Release Thursday, February 12, 2004
DEMYSTIFYING
DERIVATIVES SEMINAR FOR JOURNALISTS
The International Swaps and
Derivatives Association invites journalists to attend
its free seminar, Demystifying
Derivatives, in
The seminar will include a roundtable Q&A session with leading market practitioners, including ISDA board members. Please note that all the day’s events are off the record.
WHAT: DEMYSTIFYING
DERIVATIVES SEMINAR FOR JOURNALISTS
The seminar will feature the following
discussion topics:
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Derivatives Products: An overview of various
derivatives instruments: interest rate, currency, credit and commodity
derivatives.
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Applications of Derivatives:
How
financial institutions, corporations, municipalities and investors use
derivatives to manage risk.
WHO: Dr. David Mengle, Head of Research, ISDA, and Associate Professor of Economics and Finance, Adjunct Faculty, Fordham University Graduate School of Business, will lead the course.
ISDA Executive Director and CEO Robert Pickel will join leading market practitioners, including ISDA Board members, in an informal Q&A session following the lecture.
WHEN: Wednesday, March 3, 2004
Breakfast: 8:30 AM
Seminar: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Q&A: 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Luncheon:
12:00 PM
WHERE: International Swaps and Derivatives Association
Members of the media
planning on attending this invitation-only event, please RSVP to: Jennifer
Iannibelli, Kennedy & Company, 914/961-2436 or jennifer@kennedycom.com.
Please note that space is
limited, and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
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