Derivatives Meltdown

Regular OTC Derivatives Market Statistics
By Bank for International Settlements — BIS: The notional amounts outstanding of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives continued to expand in the first half of 2008
Nov 13 2008, BASEL, SWITZERLAND (BIS)

OTC Derivatives Market Activity in the First Half of 2008
By Bank for International Settlements — Release of semi-annual stats on positions in the global OTC derivatives market, June 2008 (PDF)
Nov 13 2008, BASEL, SWITZERLAND (BIS)

Canada: Disclosure Of Derivative Positions Comes Under Renewed Scrutiny
By Brant, Girvan, Michael & Nicholas — Derivatives disclosure, court actions may have implications for Canada's securities regulators
Jul 25 2008, CANADA (McCARTHY TETRAULT)

Derivative exposure of Canadian banks By J. Carsey — Total derivatives holdings of Canadian banks, Q4 2007
Jul 16 2008, NEW YORK, USA (CANADIAN BUSINESS)

Derivatives - 1995 60 Minutes Report
By Steve Kroft — An amazing video segment from 60 Minutes, where Steve Kroft exposed the fradulent derivatives market... in 1995!
Jul 23 1995, NEW YORK, USA (CBS NEWS)

Credit Default Swaps (CDS)

AIG Writedowns May Rise $30 Billion on Swaps Not in U.S. Rescue
By James Sterngold — AIG may have to absorb $30 billion more because of 'flaws' in the way its holdings are valued
Dec 17 2008, NEW YORK, USA (BLOOMBERG)

Goldman Recommends Credit Default Swaps Against NJ, CA, WI, FL, OH, MI, Others
By Mike (Mish) Shedlock — States are going to have to cut services, raise taxes, or both
Nov 25 2008, WASHINGTON, USA (MISH'S)

Credit Default Swaps
By Steve Kroft, 60 Minutes — Complicated financial instruments known as credit default swaps and the central role they are playing in the unfolding economic crisis
Oct 27 2008, NEW YORK, USA (CBS)

A tsunami of hope or terror?
By Alan Kohler — Synthetic CDO's could cure us or kill us
Nov 10 2008, ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA (BUSINESS SPECTATOR)

Credit Swap Clearinghouse to Be Running by Year-End
By Shannon D. Harrington — At least one clearinghouse for $33 trillion credit-default swap market will be running by year-end
Nov 14 2008, NEW YORK, USA (BLOOMBERG)

Brooksley Born `Vindicated' as Swap Rules Take Shape
By Leising & Runningen — Chairman of Commodity Futures Trading Commission seeds regulation of private derivative contracts
Nov 13 2008, NEW YORK, USA (BLOOMBERG)

The Economy Collapses
By Andrew Hughes — Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) Obfuscates Seriousness of Crisis
Nov 06 2008, NEW YORK, USA (GLOBAL RESEARCH)

Credit-Default Swaps on Italy, Spain Are Most Traded
By Harrington and Moses — Credit-default swap traders wagered the most on debt of Italy, Spain and Deutsche Bank AG
Nov 05 2008, NEW YORK, USA (BLOOMBERG)

Billions In Losses Will Become Trillions In Losses
By Bob Chapman — The Game is up for the Banks as they now face limits on derivatives, trillions remain outstanding in credit default swaps
Aug 22 2008, USA (INT'L FORECASTER)

Futures, Forwards , Equity & Interest Swaps

Understanding Derivatives to Understand the Credit Crisis
By Rob Kirby — Understanding the basics of futures, forwards, options and swaps
Oct 20 2008, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (MARKET ORACLE)

Freight Derivatives

Pirate Attacks Fail to Revive Tumbling Tanker Rates
By Alaric Nightingale — Freight derivatives for December settlement are trading at about 61.5 Worldscale
Nov 25 2008, NEW YORK, USA (BLOOMBERG)

Derivatives traders to disclose their netting
By Michelle Wiese Bockmann — Shipping crisis is forcing traders in the private and confidential $125bn market in dry bulk derivatives to publicly disclose participation for the first time
Nov 20 2008, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (LLOYD'S)

Energy Derivatives (oil, gas, power)

Market Meltdown Continues
By News Staff — Saving energy derivatives traders from a 'market catastrophe'
Oct 10 2008, BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC (UTILIPOINT EUROPE)

Financial meltdown -- the implications for energy
By News Staff — The latest chapter in the US financial crisis has started to claim victims in the energy world
2008, NEW YORK, USA (PLATTS)

Energy Derivatives: The Regulatory Challenge of a Global Marketplace
By Joseph B. Dial, Commissioner Risks in the transition of energy markets from a price-controlled structure to a free market environment
Mar 07 1997, WASHINGTON, D.C., USA (COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION)