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Generally, those {{tag|derivative}} contracts entered into under an {{isdama}}. Two rookie mistakes to avoid: | Generally, those {{tag|derivative}} contracts entered into under an {{isdama}}. Two rookie mistakes to avoid: | ||
*Firstly, it's pronounced "'''sw-ŏp'''" (to rhyme with chop), but it's spelled "swap". Any fan of 1970s children's television will know this. It is not, however, true that Noel Edmonds was a pioneering derivative salesman, but that would make a great play. On no account should you say "sw-æp" (to rhyme with "crap"), unless you want derivatives insiders to dine out on your misfortune for many years. I still tell people about an unfortunate partner of Stephenson Harwood who made this mistake in 1997. | *Firstly, it's pronounced "'''sw-ŏp'''" (to rhyme with chop), but it's spelled "swap". Any fan of 1970s children's television will know this. It is not, however, true that Noel Edmonds was a pioneering derivative salesman, but that would make a great play. On no account should you say "'''sw-æp'''" (to rhyme with "crap"), unless you want derivatives insiders to dine out on your misfortune for many years. I still tell people about an unfortunate partner of Stephenson Harwood who made this mistake in 1997. | ||
* | *Secondly, you say "'''isder'''", not "'''eye''' - '''ess''' - '''dee''' - '''aye'''". This was a closely guarded industry in-joke, designed to reveal ingénues, but sadly the maker of The Big Short have rumbled it. | ||
What - you want actual information about swaps? Go to the {{tag|ISDA anatomy}} | |||
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Generally, those derivative contracts entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement. Two rookie mistakes to avoid:
- Firstly, it's pronounced "sw-ŏp" (to rhyme with chop), but it's spelled "swap". Any fan of 1970s children's television will know this. It is not, however, true that Noel Edmonds was a pioneering derivative salesman, but that would make a great play. On no account should you say "sw-æp" (to rhyme with "crap"), unless you want derivatives insiders to dine out on your misfortune for many years. I still tell people about an unfortunate partner of Stephenson Harwood who made this mistake in 1997.
- Secondly, you say "isder", not "eye - ess - dee - aye". This was a closely guarded industry in-joke, designed to reveal ingénues, but sadly the maker of The Big Short have rumbled it.
What - you want actual information about swaps? Go to the ISDA anatomy