Winter 2011

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As we embark on a new year, the economic climate continues to present us with opportunities and challenges. The past year produced a significant volume of financial services legislation, and we maintain our commitment to provide you with leadership and vision in this evolving environment.

In this issue, Navigating the New Derivatives Landscape, we focus on the changing derivatives market and the impact that legislative reform will have on business practices, valuation standards and financial reporting disclosure.

We also take a look at the changing cost of derivatives trading, post-execution trade management, collateral management and trade reporting and transparency. Highlights include an article on DerivClear™, J.P. Morgan’s new in-house OTC processing solution that provides Web-based access to a broad range of operational services across the OTC trade lifecycle. Finally, we review the firm’s Derivatives Collateral Management service and best practices following the implementation of central counterparties.

Thank you for reading and, as always, your questions and comments are welcome and can be sent to thought_magazine@jpmorgan.com.