For
Immediate Release Thursday, June 24, 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. The material will be presented in English only.
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 in
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: Monday, July 12, 2004
Seminar: 9:00 AM – 12:00
PM
Q&A: 12:00 PM –
12:30 PM
WHERE: Hotel Okura
Seiryu Room (
2-10-4 Toranomon, Minato-ku,
Tel: + 81 (3) 3582-0111
Members of the media planning
on attending this invitation-only event, please RSVP to: Jennifer Iannibelli,
Kennedy & Company, 914/961-2436, ext. 12, or jennifer@kennedycom.com.
For local inquiries, please
contact Yasuko Horibe, ISDA’s
Please note that space is
limited, and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
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