New York City Program in Finance & Law -Basic Resources: In-Class Exercise
Try This!
Try out your research skills by answering the questions below!
1. You need to locate information on derivative swaps.
Brainstorm: What search terms do you think may be useful?
2. Locate NEWS ARTICLES on derivative swaps.
--WHAT SOURCE/ DATABASE did you use?
--What search was useful?
--Cite ONE useful article you located (author/title/publication/volume/pages/date):
3. Locate SCHOLARLY ARTICLES on derivative swaps.
--WHAT SOURCE/ DATABASE did you use?
--What search was useful?
--Cite ONE useful article you located (author/title/publication/volume/pages/date):
4. Locate BOOKS or E-BOOKS on derivative swaps.
--WHAT SOURCE/ DATABASE did you use?
--What search was useful?
--Cite ONE useful item you located (author/title/publication/volume/pages/date):
5. What ADDITIONAL search terms (related to derivative swaps) have you located during the course of your searching?
6. Locate US Government/Congressional Publications on regulation of derivatives.
--WHAT SOURCE/ DATABASE did you use?
--What search was useful?
--Cite ONE useful item you located (author/title/publication/volume/pages/date):
7. Find a list of the largest investment banks in the WORLD.
--WHAT SOURCE/ DATABASE did you use?
Possible Source: Hoover's (there are others...)
--What search was useful?
--List the TOP 5 largest investment banks you located: