Fraud ring prompts concerns on Wall Street
Fraud ring prompts concerns on Wall Street:The accusation that more than a dozen people were involved in a fraud ring on Wall Street illustrates why regulators and lawmakers are concerned about the Street's relationship with hedge funds. "Incidents like this strengthen the hands of those who are urging greater scrutiny of hedge-fund activities and their sources of information," said a former SEC general counsel now in private practice.
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Plan to close "tax gap" may force brokers to report what investors pay
Plan to close "tax gap" may force brokers to report what investors payBrokers, mutual funds and others in the financial services industry may soon be required to tell the IRS the original price that investors pay for securities. A bipartisan group of legislators is backing a plan to close the "tax gap" by making it harder for taxpayers to understate their capital gains.
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Talking Investors Down From China High
Talking Investors Down From China HighBeijing officials have issued stern warnings and domestic stock markets could be in for a nasty correction. Will Chinese investors listen?
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Cry for market deregulation
Cry for market deregulation may obscure larger threatsSome heavy hitters in the worlds of business and politics are warning that U.S. markets need a lighter regulatory touch if they are to compete against global rivals. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson; business-media mogul and mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg; Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.; and dean of Columbia University's business school, Glenn Hubbard, all suggest that the post-Enron environment is driving business away from U.S. exchanges. But the truth is far more complicated and deregulation might not help.
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CDOs cubed: The first-ever triple derivative
CDOs cubed: The first-ever triple derivativeExamine the newly created ‘CDOs Cubed’, which are the first-ever triple derivative, that is, a derivative of a derivative of a derivative. Not surprisingly, CDOs Cubed are often called, ‘derivatives on steroids’. Unlike traditional derivatives, which are utilized for risk reduction and/or leveraged speculation, this innovation has created thousands of new investment assets, covering the entire spectrum of risk and return. This paper traces the evolution of this innovation, and examines how this triple derivative is created, structured, and priced.
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Exchange New Product News - Jan 2007
Exchange New Product News - Jan 2007The latest updates on global exchange traded derivatives. New products, new contract features, regulatory issues and industry initiatives.
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Foreign exchange hedging in Chile
Foreign exchange hedging in Chile
Jorge A Chan-Lau
jchanlau@imf.orgPolicy makers have expressed interest in fostering the development of local foreign exchange derivatives markets with a view to reducing risks arising from currency mismatches between assets and liabilities in the corporate sector. This paper assesses foreign exchange exposure in the corporate sector in Chile, analyses the current state of the foreign exchange derivatives market in Chile, and argues that liquid and developed foreign exchange derivatives markets can help promote financial stability.
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Risk management for derivatives
frances.cowell@morleyfm.com
For conjuring fear, few aspects of investments rival derivatives. This is not surprising given the history of august institutions humbled or even demolished as a result of poor risk management of their derivatives exposures. While some types of derivatives strategies certainly demand a very specific approach to risk management, it cannot be said that derivatives defy risk management.
This paper
—describes how derivatives are used in portfolio management;
—explains how to measure the effective economic value of the investment achieved by a derivative transaction and the role of collateral;
—discusses the different types of risk associated with derivatives, the interaction between derivatives and conventional instruments and, from this,
—addresses the question of how derivatives risk can be measured, managed and, where necessary, controlled.
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Local politicians buy derivatives in "recipe for disaster"
Local politicians buy derivatives in "recipe for disaster"Cash-strapped public school districts and other local governments are increasingly making bets on arcane financial derivatives, often in hopes of quickly raising needed funds. But sometimes, as Bloomberg News recounts, those bets go awry. The schools suffer, but the financial firms clean up.
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New York Institute of Finance (eLearning)
New York Institute of Finance believes that eLearning can play a valuable role in the total training solution. We have drawn on our extensive experience as trainers of financial professionals to design courseware that provides a high-quality, electronic learning experience, covering a variety of topics in the financial industry.
Visit the NYIF e-learning portal.Here are some current courses...
- Asset Backed Securities
- Margin I: Introduction to Margin Regulations
- Margin II: Advanced Margin for Options
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Business Valuation & Corporate Finance
- Corporate Credit Analysis
- Derivative Instruments
- Finance for Non-Financial Managers
- Overview of Trusts
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Fixed Income Securities
- Portfolio Management I
- Portfolio Management II
- Forwards & Futures
- Risk Management Using Derivatives
- Hedge Funds
- Wealth Management
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Electronic Trading increases transparency in OTC markets
Electronic Trading increases transparency in OTC marketsJP Morgan has launched an electronic trading platform for its clients on Bloomberg terminals. The platform, which enables investors to view accurate, real-time tradeable volatility levels, increases transparency in the over-the-counter market for basic interest rate options, appealing to clients who disliked the opacity of the derivatives.
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Understanding the ISDA Master Agreements
Understanding the ISDA Master AgreementsWednesday, January 31, 2007
The New York Helmsley Hotel, New York
Key Topics
- Key differences between the 2002 and the 1992 ISDA Master Agreements
- The 2002 ISDA Master Agreement
- Negotiating the Schedule to the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement
- The 2003 ISDA Credit Derivatives Definitions
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Fundamentals of Derivatives Seminar
Fundamentals of Derivatives SeminarTuesday, January 30, 2007
Global Financial Markets Conference Center, New York
Key Topics
- Fundamentals of Derivative Products
- Introduction to Derivative Contract Valuation and Risk Management
- Counterparty Credit Risk
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Documenting and Confirming Equity Derivative Transactions
Documenting and Confirming Equity Derivative Transactions ConferenceThe Equity Derivatives Specialist
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Global Financial Markets Conference Center, New York
Program Topics Include:
- An indepth discussion of how to use the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions for documenting share and index swaps, forwards and options.
- Treatment of extraordinary events, including consequences of tender offers, merger events, index adjustments and elective additional disruption events.
- Focus on market disruption events, including trading disruptions, exchange disruptions and early closures.
- Featuring Afternoon Confirmation Workshops (Beginner & Advanced)
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Fundamentals of Equity Derivatives Seminar
Fundamentals of Equity Derivatives Seminar
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Global Financial Markets Conference Center, New York
Program Highlights:
- Fundamentals of Equity Derivative Products
- Introduction to Equity Derivative Contract Valuation and Risk Management
- Structured Equity Derivatives Transactions
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New Tutorials on Derivatives Products, Sales, Trading and Operations
Review the following web sites for information on Sales & Trading, Prime Brokerage and Derivatives Operations.
- Credit Derivatives: Just the facts (a tutorial)
- Financial-Services: Derivatives Operations & ISDA Tutorials
- Credit Derivatives: Global News
Financial Products 101
Learn the basics about financial products used in the global marketplace. Stay up to date on the latest STP initiatives. (STP-USA STP-Europe) (SWIFT-Network)
Derivatives 101
Learn the basics about derivative products and hedging strategies. (Securitization, Credit Derivatives)
Business & Finance Tutorials
Text based tutorials covering a wide range of corporate financial topics. Funding and Capital expenditures, Taxes, Hedging strategies et. al. Try our latest interactive workbook.
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Chicago: New Financial Capital of the World? (Derivative time Bombs)
Chicago: New Financial Capital of the World?Buffet calls derivatives "financial weapons of mass destruction, carrying dangers that, while now latent, are potentially lethal time bombs.
All it took was the Chicago Mercantile Exchange joining forces with the Chicago Board of Trade and Bam! -- Chicago, not New York, becomes the largest financial market in the world once the merger is approved.It's all because of derivatives, a sophisticated and controversial investment product that few people outside financial services even understand.
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ISDA - Regional Member Conference
ISDA - Regional Member Conference
At its New York Regional Member Conference in September, ISDA reinforced its commitment to leading industry efforts in improving operational efficiencies with the announcement of a new credit derivatives protocol. ISDA�s new protocol provides a mechanism that permits cash settlement of single-name, index, tranche and certain other plain vanilla credit derivative transactions.
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