Derivatives and Trading Agreements

Our Derivatives and Trading Agreements Group has extensive experience negotiating and structuring every type of investment product, including swaps and derivatives based on credit, commodities, FX, equities and debt, and doing so in a way that furthers our clients’ business objectives while taking into account their operations, culture and risk tolerance. Our experience and depth of knowledge, combined with our creativity and commercial orientation, allows us to advise clients seeking trades based on novel asset classes, and help them navigate through the often complex regulatory environments that surround the industry.

When our clients re-examine prime broker, swap, repo, futures and other counterparty relationships, we provide insight and advice on reducing counterparty credit, operational, regulatory and other non-market risks.

We recognized early on the integration of hedge funds, structured finance and derivatives in serving the needs of our clients, and shaped and continue to advance the modern holistic approach that combines the capabilities of not only these Schulte practices, but our M&A, tax, regulatory, CLO, securities, real estate, bankruptcy and other related practices.