ISDA AGM Studio: Jack Hattem and Sonali Das Theisen

Sonali Das Theisen, global head of FICC e-trading and markets strategic investments at Bank of America, and Jack Hattem, managing director in the global fixed income division at BlackRock, talk to Nick Sawyer, ISDA’s global head of communications, about how recent market stress events have affected trading and hedging strategies.

Addressing Termination Troubles

When Enron announced a shock $618 million loss on October 16, 2001, it took a further 47 days until it filed for bankruptcy. For Bear Stearns, it took 266 days between its bailout of a structured credit fund run by...