9/11 to 9/12
Derivatives in Latin America Summit (DiLAS) '08
CAIA members receive a 10% discount off registration costs
Latin America's derivatives markets are on the verge of a boom. Strong economic performance and political stability has fuelled investor demand for investments tracking returns being generated in the region. Meanwhile, greater international integration of financial markets and as the prospect of global recession looms, local financial institutions and corporates are increasingly in need of derivative solutions to hedge their risk exposures.
Euromoney Seminars' Derivatives in Latin America Summit (DiLAS) will be your chance to hear firsthand from leading industry practitioners about:
- Hedging strategies of local financial institutions and corporates
- Derivative-based investment strategies of hedge funds and end-users
- Regulation, legal framework and tax treatment of derivatives trading
- Trading environment and systems infrastructure of exchanges
Key topics to be discussed include:
- Appetite for innovative hedging and corporate finance - how are local corporations driving the market for derivatives in Latin America?
- What types of risks are end-users willing to take and how are derivatives being implemented into investment strategies to generate alpha returns?
- Practical comparisons - how sophisticated are derivatives markets across Latin America
- In which jurisdictions is netting possible and how will netting
- Placing local currency denominated bonds in the international markets with increasingly sophisticated hedging and derivative structures
- FX and non-deliverable forward (NDF) contracts markets - how do varying levels of currency convertibility affect hedging and investment strategies?
- What derivatives products are being approved by regulators?
- How are local exchanges boosting international participation?
Event Organizer: Euromoney Seminars
Location: Ritz Carlton, Coconut Grove Miami, FL