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Just how much derivatives trading costs ordinary Americans is uncertain.
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Most of those bankers didn't even know how much in derivatives their banks held, as in the embarrassing cases of Merrill Lynch and Bank of America, who had to repeatedly redo their financial statements to fix mistakes in the billions of dollars.
What's more, regulators do not fully know just how much of a risk derivatives tied to European banks pose for American firms.
But European banks, primarily though not exclusively French ones, are up in arms over an international accounting rule that would force them to report just how much their investments in derivatives have gained or lost in value -- something American banks have had to do for years.
HOW much damage could unstable credit derivatives do to the financial system?
But nobody is quite sure just how much money the energy-related derivatives markets will have at risk if Enron fails.
Many big investors have built them into their investment guidelines, which restrict which assets they may buy and prescribe how much collateral is required in derivatives transactions.
These days, the most common question I get from junior analysts about derivatives is, "How much money did we make off the client?" It bothers me every time I hear it, because it is a clear reflection of what they are observing from their leaders about the way they should behave.
Here's my perspective on how-to evaluate funds like these that consider two key dimensions how extensively a strategy is utilizing derivatives and how much borrowing that usage entails.
This is kind of indicative of the general reality: no matter how much has changed with regard to derivatives after the enactment of Dodd-Frank, much remains the same.
"Gross market values", which show how much money would change hands if derivative contracts were sold on the reporting date at prevailing prices, are a better guide.
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