For
Immediate Release Wednesday, February 25, 2004
ISDA: 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 17, 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: The Allen & Overy Offices
One New Change
Members of the media planning on attending this
invitation-only event, please RSVP to: Jennifer Iannibelli, Kennedy &
Company, (1) (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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