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'''[[Counterpart]]s''': There is an impassioned essay about the idiocy of [[counterparts]] clauses elsewhere<ref>In the [[counterparts]] article, as a matter of fact.</ref>. | '''[[Counterpart]]s''': There is an impassioned essay about the idiocy of [[counterparts]] clauses elsewhere<ref>In the [[counterparts]] article, as a matter of fact.</ref>. | ||
'''{{isdaprov|Confirmation}}s''': The prime thing to notice here is that the {{isdaprov|Confirmation}} is evidence of the {{isdaprov|Transaction}}, ''but it does not override the original {{isdaprov|Transaction}} terms, if they are different''. That is, the binding | '''{{isdaprov|Confirmation}}s''': The prime thing to notice here is that the {{isdaprov|Confirmation}} is evidence of the {{isdaprov|Transaction}}, ''but it does not override the original {{isdaprov|Transaction}} terms, if they are different''. | ||
That is, the binding trade may be a phone call or a bloomberg chat. (This sits kind of uneasily with that {{isdaprov|Entire Agreement}} clause, but still.) | |||
If there is a dispute about the terms of your {{isdaprov|Confirmation}}, you are going to have to pull the tapes. | |||
There are some very good reasons for this. Firstly, the original trade was done by the trader with the trading mandate. the confirmation will be punted out by some dude in ops who might not be able to read the trader’s handwriting. Ops can and will get things wrong. That is correctable on the record. The trader doesn't get things wrong. If she does, you're into [[mistake]] territory. The law on [[contractual mistake]]s is beloved by students of the law and misunderstood by everyone else. | There are some very good reasons for this. Firstly, the original trade was done by the trader with the trading mandate. the confirmation will be punted out by some dude in ops who might not be able to read the trader’s handwriting. Ops can and will get things wrong. That is correctable on the record. The trader doesn't get things wrong. If she does, you're into [[mistake]] territory. The law on [[contractual mistake]]s is beloved by students of the law and misunderstood by everyone else. |