1. Financial Derivatives and the ISDA. The ISDA, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association,

publishes a wealth of information about financial derivatives, their valuation, and their use, in addition to providing master documents for their contractual use between parties. Use the following ISDA Internet site to find the definitions to 31 basic finan- cial derivative questions and terms. ISDA www.isda.org/educat/faqs.html