Derivatives Week - User Guide

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User Guide

1. What type of information can I get from the Derivatives Week website?

2. How do I get a User ID and Password?

3. What is included in a Derivatives Week subscription?

4. How do I log onto www.derivativesweek.com?

5. What will I find at www.derivativesweek.com?

6. How do I log onto mobile www.derivativesweek.com?

7. What will I find at Mobile www.derivativesweek.com?

8. Derivatives Week Emails

9. How do I access the Derivatives Week search engine?

10. How do I use the Derivatives Week search engine?

11. Where do you obtain the search and news stories included within the Derivatives Week site?

12. Can I obtain material from Derivatives Week for my own marketing or research purposes?

13. RSS Feeds

1. What type of information can I get from the Derivatives Week Website?
Derivatives Week provides breaking news and insight on the global over-the-counter derivatives market, providing comprehensive coverage including credit, equity, fixed income and currency derivatives as well as structures and underlyings. Stories are posted as the reporters get them, so you will be the first to know about the latest industry happenings.

2. How do I get a User ID and password?
A valid User ID and password is required to access most of the content on the Derivatives Week Website.

If you are not a subscriber or a trialist and you would like to gain access to www.derivativesweek.com, you can contact the account manager listed on the Contact Us page or request a free trial by clicking here.

If you are a trialist or subscriber and you have forgotten your password, click here.

If you are a subscriber and are not sure if you have a user ID and password please contact the account manager listed on the Contact Us page.

If you are currently receiving Derivatives Week emails and are not sure if you are a trialist or subscriber please contact the account manager listed on the Contact Us page.

3. What is included in a Derivatives Week subscription?
Access to www.derivativesweek.com 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Use the left navigation menu to see only articles of interest. There's no need to sort through stories that are of little importance to you.

Access to mobile Derivatives Week, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When you access DW from your Blackberry or other mobile device, you will see links to the latest news in a clean, easy to use format.

Derivatives Week email alerts in a clean, easy to read format. Select the topics and regions you are interested in and receive Live Updates throughout the day whenever a story is posted. You can also choose to receive the daily email, summarizing all the stories posted throughout the day.

4. How do I log onto www.derivativesweek.com?
Log on to www.derivativesweek.com by entering your email address and password in the spaces indicated and click "submit". If you do not know what your password is, simply click on "Forgot your password?" and follow the instructions.

Check "remember me" found below the password space and you will not be required to enter your email and password again. Please note, if you delete cookies, "remember me" will no longer work and you will have to log in.

The first time you log on to www.derivativesweek.com you will be prompted to accept the terms and conditions. Simply check the box to accept and begin exploring. You will never need to accept terms and conditions for Derivatives Week again.

5. What will I find at www.derivativesweek.com?
Once logged in you will can browse the below sections.

Today's News - this section appears in the center of your screen and contains the most recent stories the Derivatives Week editorial staff has reported across all regions and derivatives types. Just click on any headline and you will be taken directly to the story. These stories are posted 24 hours a day, Monday through Friday.

News Clippings - Derivatives Week scours the web and provides stories that appear in other media that are of interest to the global derivatives market. You can find this section in the top right area of your screen and contains live links to summaries that are posted on www.derivativesweek.com.

Learning Curve - Every week, Derivatives Week publishes an in-depth look at some aspect of the derivatives market including analysis of structures, new underlyings, index products, new regulations or other topics, written by industry practitioners. You can access the Learning Curves by clicking on "Learning Curves" at the bottom of the center screen or in the "Features" section of the left-hand navigation.

Market Data - Credit Derivatives Data, Dividend Swap Prices and Index Variance Swap levels can all be found in the Market Data section located at the bottom of the center section of the homepage.

Archive Search - In the upper left-hand corner of your screen, you will see a search box. Simply type in the term you would like to search and you can search the entire Derivatives Week archive.

Articles unique to Derivatives Week will be added to the archive as they are posted.

News Sections - On the left-hand navigation, you will find links to different news sections. This feature allows you to view only the most recent news for specific topics or by region.

If you are only interested in US news, simply run your mouse over "Region" on the left-hand navigation and click on "Americas". Or, if you are only interested in European or Asian news, click on "Europe" or "Asia Pacific". There's no need to sort through stories that are of little interest.

If you are only interested in Structured Credit, run your mouse over "Credit" and click on the "Structured Credit" link.

If you are only interested in Regulation, click on the "Regulation & Documentation" link.

User Strategies - A link to the User Strategies section can be found under "Features" in the left-hand navigation.

Events - a listing of industry events can be found under "Resources" in the left-hand navigation. To submit an event for listing, please contact Allison Adams, aadams@iinvestor.net.

Buyers Guides - Directories for different segments of the financial markets can be found under "Buyers Guides" within the "Resources" section of the left-hand navigation. To list your product or service, please contact Jonathan Wright, jwright@iinews.com.

6. How do I log onto mobile www.derivativesweek.com?
To access Derivatives Week from your Blackberry or other mobile device, enter www.derivativesweek.com into the web browser. Be patient, as load times are dependent on your carrier's reception wherever you are located at the time you are trying to access.

Once the site loads, you will be prompted for your email address and password. Type them into the appropriate boxes and click "submit". If you do not remember your password, simply click on "Forgot your Password?" and follow the instructions provided.

Check "remember me" next to the password space and you will not be required to enter your email and password again. Please note, if you delete cookies, "remember me" will no longer work and you will have to log in.

7. What will I find at Mobile www.derivativesweek.com?
Mobile www.derivativesweek.com is a "lite" version of Derivatives Week with links to Today's News articles presented in a clean, easy to read style. Click on an article link and you will be taken directly into the article copy. And, at the end of each article you will find links to related stories. You can go straight to a related story by clicking on the link.

8. Derivatives Week Emails
The Derivatives Week emails are an important and popular feature of your subscription. To ensure you receive them, you may want to have your internet provider add ems.euromoneyplc.com to your list of approved senders.

Customizing your Emails
You can customize your Derivatives Week emails so that you only receive emails that are of interest to you, in the format you prefer. To set your email preferences:

Log on to www.derivativesweek.com from a desktop computer and click on "Email Preferences" located in the black navigation menu at the top.

Choose your email format. The selection showing in the drop down menu is the one you currently have. You can change your selection by clicking on the arrow and selecting your choice.

- If you will be viewing your Derivatives Week emails primarily on your Blackberry or other mobile device - select "Mobile Device". Note that these emails are sent in a text format and will look plain if viewed on a desktop.
- If you will be viewing your Derivatives Week emails primarily on your desktop, select "HTML". Note that these emails contain many graphics and links which will appear as code if you view them on your Blackberry or other mobile device.

Choose whether or not to receive the daily email summary. Click on the checkbox to select or deselect.

Choose topics and regions for your live email updates. You can be notified every time we post a story of interest to you. You can choose to receive as many or as few topics as you want.

- Topics - click on the checkboxes to select or deselect topics for your live email updates.
- Regions - You can tailor your selection even more by selecting Asia Pacific, Europe or Americas and only receiving emails on the topics you selected in the region you selected.

YOU MUST CLICK ON "SUBMIT" FOR YOUR CHANGES TO TAKE EFFECT.

9. How do I access the Derivatives Week search engine?
The Derivatives Week search engine can be easily accessed after you login to the site. A keyword-search box will appear on the top left side of the page.

10. How do I use the Derivatives Week search engine?
The Derivatives Week search engine identifies and lists articles that include the keyword(s) hat you have selected. Simply enter in the keyword you are looking for and click "Search".

Some useful search tips are listed below.

In order to search for a combination of keywords, use 'and' and put the entire string you wish to search for in single quotes. You can also search for multiple keywords by separating them with commas within the single quotes. o

Examples -
- Single keyword search - "Institutional Investor"
- Two keywords search - "Institutional Investor and Hedge Funds"
- Multiple keyword search - "Institutional Investor, US, and Private Equity"

The Derivatives Week search engine will search the entire archive.

It will display up to 1,000 results. If there are more than 1,000 articles matching your search, you will see headlines for the 1,000 most relevant articles.

The results that best match your search will appear first. For example, many occurrences of a word are considered more relevant than just one. If the word is higher on the page, it is considered more relevant, and it is considered highly relevant if it appears in the article's title. When two articles are equally relevant, the more recent will appear first.

Capitalization doesn't matter. For example: BOND, boNd, and bond will all produce the same results.

The search engine ignores common words, such as ‘the' and ‘all', and individual letters and numbers.

If you enter more than one keyword, the search engine will only find results containing all of these words. To search for exact phrases or for articles that contain one word OR another, select Advanced Search.

To visit the Advanced Search page click here or click on the Advanced Search link above the search box on the left hand side of the page. The Advanced Search Engine offers the following additional options:

- Search method (any words, all words, exact phrase)
- Order results by relevance or by date.
- Find only articles published during a given period.

11. Where do you obtain the search and news stories included within the Derivatives Week site?
The information contained in the Derivatives Week website is obtained by our dedicated editorial team from various sources.

12. Can I reprint material from Derivatives Week for my own marketing or research purposes?
Material printed in either newsletter or the website is protected by U.S. Federal Copyright Law (17 USC 101 et seq.). You may only reprint material from these sources with the written consent of the Publisher. If you intend to use any information or data for promotional purposes, a fee will be assigned. You can find the publishers contact information on the Contact Us page. trialist or subscriber please contact one of the account managers on the Contact Us page.

13. RSS Feeds
You can choose to receive your Derivatives Week content via RSS Feed. After you've logged in, click on "RSS" located in the orange menu at the top, or on the left navigation menu under resources. Click on the feed you would like to receive and follow the instructions provided.