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INTERNATIONAL SWAPS AND DERIVATIVES ASSOCIATION

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

For Immediate Release Thursday, October 7, 2004

 

DEMYSTIFYING DERIVATIVES SEMINAR FOR JOURNALISTS

 

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association invites journalists to attend its complimentary seminar, Demystifying Derivatives, in Sydney on Friday, October 22, 2004. Offered exclusively to members of the media, the seminar will explore basic and intermediate-level topics related to derivatives and financial risk management.

 

Please note that the seminar is for educational purposes only. 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 in New York, will lead the course.

 

WHEN:           Friday, October 22, 2004, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

                                               

WHERE:        Shangri-La Hotel, 176 Cumberland Street, The Rocks, Sydney NSW2000
Telephone
: 61-2-9250-6000

 
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.  

 

Please note that space is limited, and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

 

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