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Derivatives market

A derivatives market is any market for a derivative, that is a contract
which specifies the right or obligation to receive or deliver future cash
flows based on some future event such as the price of an independent
security or the performance of an index.

Derivatives markets can be standardized (many users trading fungible
contracts, typically on an exchange) or non-standardized (where derivitives
are customized for the user by a trading desk - the over-the-counter
market). One derivatives market is for standardized stock options, a market
where parties can buy or sell, call or put options on a secondary market.
Non-standardized derivatives instruments,such as naked warrants issued
directly by financial institutions to a secondary market, also exist.

Other derivative markets include those for Interest Rate Swaps, Credit
Default Swaps and Options and forwards on foreign exchange.

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Gallatin finance director resigns after sending nude photos on city computer (The Tennessean)
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:28:07 GMT
An investigation by Sumner County Sheriff's department uncovered explicit pictures and messages sent from former Gallatin Finance Director Matt Stewart's city-issued computer. Stewart resigned July 14 after being confronted by City Attorney Joe Thompson and Police Chief John Tisdale with the evidence, said Gallatin Mayor Jo Ann Graves. Evidence included explicit instant messages and nude photos ...

Stifel Nicolaus' Public Finance Group Opens New Office in East Lansing, Michigan (Centre Daily Times)
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:41:09 GMT
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated is pleased to announce that it has expanded its resources in Public Finance with the opening of a new office in East Lansing, Michigan. The new office will be staffed by four professionals formerly associated with Wachovia Securities. This team was the number one underwriter for negotiated bonds in Michigan for the calendar year 2007 and the number one ...

Fitch: U.S. Public Finance Rating Actions In Second Quarter 2008 (Centre Daily Times)
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:26:51 GMT
In the second quarter of 2008, the Fitch Ratings U.S. Public Finance group upgraded 35 credits totaling $17.4 billion in par value while downgrading 25 credits totaling $10.7 billion. This resulted in an upgrade-to-downgrade ratio of 1.4:1 in terms of rating changes and a ratio of 1.6:1 on a par value basis. The ratio of the number of upgrades to the number of downgrades declined, for the ...

PSS Finance is without air conditioning (Saipan Tribune)
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:12:15 GMT
Some Public School System employees are feeling the heat. Since July 17, the eight staff members and three students in the PSS Finance Department have been working without an air conditioner, acting PSS Commissioner Craig Garrison said.

Benguela: Finance Minister Addresses Talk On Economic Progress (AngolaPress)
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:51:05 GMT
Benguela, 07/24 - The recent evolution and perspective of Angolan economy is the theme of a talk that will be lectured on Saturday in Benguela province, by the Finance Minister, José Pedro Morais, in a promotion of the Committee of Bankers of MPLA.

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