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Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Lehman Brothers Offers New Muni Derivatives for Institutional Investors

(Bloomberg) -- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
tomorrow will introduce derivatives that track the value of
benchmark five- and 10-year municipal bonds, in an effort to
provide a way for investors to protect against price swings.

The Lehman Municipal Index Swap, comprised of general
obligation bonds rated AA- or better, will also allow investors
to bet on the performance of municipal bonds relative to taxable
yields without buying tax-exempt debt. Currently, municipal
investors use the Securities Industry and Financial Markets
Association Municipal Swap Index or Thomson Financial's
Municipal Market Data index.


Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News