Derivatives have evolved into a day-to-day financing tool and have become a huge segment of available financial products. Currently, the derivatives market totals $531 trillion, well above its $106 trillion level of 2002. For anyone providing legal advice on derivatives, there is the need to understand a bewildering number of complicated financial products, a patchwork of regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and contractual standards established by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association. Recent market events have heightened the need for a greater understanding of the legal aspects of these exotic, and, as we have recently learned, often toxic financial instruments. The brand-new "Derivatives: Legal Practice and Strategies" brings you up-to-date with current regulations and helps you stay in compliance with all the legal requirements related to derivatives. "Derivatives: Legal Practice and Strategies" is your practical guide to managing the legal details associated with derivatives. This brand-new resource covers all common forms of derivatives and related legal issues, including: Over-the-Counter and Exchange-Traded Securities Derivatives Commodities Regulation and Derivatives The ISDA Master Agreement Collateral Disaster Planning Use of Derivatives in Finance and Structured Finance Transactions Interest Rate Derivatives Cross-Currency Swaps Credit Derivatives Equity Derivatives Total Return Swaps Weather Derivatives Catastrophe Derivatives and other emerging instruments