Overview
The Statistics Function of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will conduct a half-day seminar on the new TIC "Report of Holdings of, and Transactions in, Financial Derivatives Contracts with Foreign Residents." All institutions with $100 billion or more in notional amounts of derivatives are required to submit this report starting in 2005.

The seminar will be a practical guide for completing this new report. The seminar will cover concepts, definitions and specific instructions for completing this report which will collect data for the official U.S. balance of payments accounts. See agenda.

• Agenda

The report form, instructions, and additional information are available at:
http://www.newyorkfed.org/banking/ reportingforms/TIC_D.html

Registration Information
The seminar will be held on February 16, 2005, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 33 Liberty Street, 12th Floor Conference Center, New York, New York.

The seminar will be broadcast live via the Internet. The webcast will be available on the Internet for at least 30 days after the presentation.

http://ims.intellispace.net/Federal_Reserve/ 20050216/default1.asp?Event_ID=74

Coffee and pastries will be available before the seminar begins. Dress is business casual.