1.   As part of the restructuring, the company moved to limit its exposure to losses from its interest-rate derivatives contracts.

2.   DERIVATIVES REGULATION QUESTIONED The heads of two Congressional committees asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to clarify a ruling on over-the-counter derivatives contracts.

3.   Exchanges also are continuing to expand the range of derivatives contracts they list.

4.   LaSalle is able to offer higher rates by having its Dutch parent company, ABN-Amro Bank, enter into a derivatives contract on its behalf.

5.   Now it also helps companies raise funds by underwriting stocks and bonds, or helps them hedge financial risks by selling them derivatives contracts.

6.   Over-the-counter derivatives contracts are custom-designed contracts between two parties, such as interest rate swaps.

7.   SK has contended in papers filed in the Korean court action, that Morgan failed to adequately inform it about the risks inherent in the derivatives contracts.

8.   The move comes as the treasury tries to void derivatives contracts, including highly leveraged bets, some of which expire next year.

9.   The theory behind systemic risk is that each bank has entered into derivatives contracts with a multitude of other banks.

10.   Citibank NA has been granted an expanded license to offer financial derivatives contracts to its local clients, the Central Bank of the Philippines said Thursday.