Decoding Derivatives

Credit and Derivatives Market Trends
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  • Welcome to Decoding Derivatives, our blog discussing notable events, strategies, and developments in the credit and derivatives markets.

    Our advisory work on behalf of the largest and most sophisticated credit investors has put us at the forefront of opportunistic fixed income and credit strategies, with a particular focus on those strategies involving a derivatives or synthetic component. Our involvement with innovative and market-changing transactions enables us to detect trading motivations in real time and identify new trends based on market information we gather in the credit markets over time.

    In a complex market often plagued with information overload, Decoding Derivatives serves as a digestible touch point, highlighting key market developments and considerations affecting trading strategies that we see as most relevant for investors in the credit and derivatives markets.

    We hope you enjoy our blog, and we would welcome input on the issues you are most concerned about.

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      Oct. 14, 2021
      Hedge Fund Law Report: Implications of the SEC European Central Bank MOU on Security Based Swaps
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      Aug. 11, 2021
      New NAIC Guidance to Focus on Funds’ Derivatives Activity
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      June 30, 2021
      Credit Derivatives
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      May 26, 2021
      New York’s LIBOR Replacement Law: A Useful Step That Leaves Lingering Questions for ‘Tough Legacy’ Contracts
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      Feb. 15, 2024
      Chambers Global 2024 Recognizes Kramer Levin Lawyers and Practices
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      Nov. 17, 2023
      Kramer Levin Team Closes $450 Million Timeshare Securitization Transaction
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    • Announcements
      Nov. 06, 2023
      Kramer Levin Named in Top Tier by 2024 Best Lawyers’ Best Law Firms Rankings
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      Oct. 26, 2023
      SEC Adopts Amendments to Rules Governing Beneficial Ownership Reporting
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      Sept. 22, 2023
      2023 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists Include Over 90 Kramer Levin Attorneys
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      Kramer Levin Closes $447 Million Solar Loan Securitization
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      Aug. 31, 2023
      Kramer Levin Closes $292 Million Timeshare Securitization
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      Kramer Levin Closes $194 Million Residential PACE Securitization
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      Kramer Levin Closes Clean Energy Land Lease Securitization
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    Events

    • Speaking Engagement
      April 18, 2024
      ISDA’s 38th Annual General Meeting
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      Feb. 29, 2024
      ISDA Masterclass: Derivatives Documentation
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    • Speaking Engagement
      Feb. 08, 2024
      FIA/SIFMA’S Asset Management Derivatives Forum 2024
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      Oct. 26, 2023
      ISDA’s Annual Legal Forum
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    • Speaking Engagement
      Oct. 04, 2023
      ISDA’s Introduction to Credit Derivatives
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    • Sponsorship
      Feb. 08, 2023
      FIA/SIFMA’s Asset Management Derivatives Forum 2023
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    • Speaking Engagement
      Feb. 01, 2023
      International Swaps and Derivatives Association’s Masterclass: Derivatives Documentation
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    • Speaking Engagement
      March 24, 2022
      International Swaps and Derivatives Association’s Introduction to Credit Derivatives
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      Feb. 16, 2022
      International Swaps and Derivatives Association’s Getting to Grips with Phase 6 Initial Margin Requirements
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