2nd Annual Derivatives Middle East Conference

Key topics to be discussed include: - What impact will the Tahawwut Master Agreement have on the region’s derivatives market? - How have Shariah compliant products evolved with changing market conditions? - How does investor appetite vary amongst the different investor profiles? - What type of structured product is most in demand? Does it vary across the region? - Improving regional banks’ capability to price for their clients - Examining the best methods to model counter-party risk and regional credit risk - How do the Islamic ISDA standards differ from the international standards? - What options are there for hedging risk and managing liquidity using Shariah compliant derivatives? - Encouraging market development through retail participation - Fostering interbank relationships on the international-to-regional level - Assessing the need to create a stock lending market - What is the potential for exchange consolidation across the Gulf states? - What regulatory changes must be made to foster growth of the market? - What effect will more stringent control of OTC derivatives have?