Sober Look - Latest Comments in Bloomberg hypes up derivatives revenues, but the headline is misleadinghttp://soberlook.disqus.com/Sober LookenMon, 29 Jun 2009 08:11:00 -0000Re: Bloomberg hypes up derivatives revenues, but the headline is misleadinghttp://narrowtranche.blogspot.com/2009/06/bloomberg-hypes-up-derivatives-revenues.html#comment-11879951<p>"interest rate contracts" does not mean derivatives. Much of it is repo.</p>SoberLookMon, 29 Jun 2009 08:11:00 -0000Re: Bloomberg hypes up derivatives revenues, but the headline is misleadinghttp://narrowtranche.blogspot.com/2009/06/bloomberg-hypes-up-derivatives-revenues.html#comment-11871686<p>Or maybe you should read the press release. $9.1 of the $9.8 billion in revenue was from interest rate contracts. Which are derivatives.</p><p>Basically, the Bloomberg headline is accurate, and there is far more detail in the report than you imply.</p>EdMon, 29 Jun 2009 01:12:16 -0000