Seward & Kissel’s Derivatives and Structured Products Group advises asset managers, hedge funds, institutional investors and corporates on the full range of derivatives products, trading arrangements and related regulations and compliance matters.

Together with our Corporate Finance team, we comprise an integrated group of more than 55 lawyers specializing in advising financial institutions, whose collective experience and thorough understanding of the financial markets allows us to provide the best solutions for our clients. We advise our clients in connection with structured products and exotics, credit and equity derivatives, commoditized or high-volume products, asset financing (including swap and repo facilities), OTC transactions, ISDA Master Agreements, futures, prime brokerage, repo and financing agreements. Our team also advises clients on regulatory and compliance matters relating to derivatives and securities transactions, including the swap margin rules and the SEC clearing mandate for U.S. Treasury Securities and related repo transactions.

Documents

• Evaluating FICC’s Proposed Rules for Clearing of Transactions in U.S. Treasury Securities – a Buy Side Focus on the Responses

  June 2024

• The SEC Approves Mandatory Clearing of Transactions in US Treasury Securities: Issues for the Buy Side to Consider

  January 2024