01/16/24

Risk of Derivatives – The Fall of an Index

There are many historical examples of some sophisticated and some less sophisticated entities imploding from the risk of derivatives.  Barings Bank, Orange County (CA), Enron, Long-Term Capital Management, and other entities misused derivatives or didn’t understand the difference between hedging and speculating.  Some bankers will soon hear about another example of banks using derivatives that,…

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12/12/21

Term SOFR and Our Last Update on Libor Cessation

US prudential regulators are clear that after 2021 banks may no longer use USD LIBOR as an index.  The remaining USD LIBOR cash and derivative instruments will continue until June 30, 2023, at which point all USD LIBOR settings are expected to be discontinued, and most legacy LIBOR contracts will be converted to a Fallback…

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