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INTERNATIONAL SWAPS AND DERIVATIVES ASSOCIATION

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

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 New York on Wednesday, March 3, 2004. Offered exclusively to members of the media, the seminar will explore basic and intermediate-level topics related to derivatives and financial risk management.

 

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:

                                               

w              Derivatives Products: An overview of various derivatives instruments: interest rate, currency, credit and commodity derivatives.

 

w              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

                        360 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10017

 

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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