That was followed by the explosive growth of available mutual funds by which investors could swap an entire portfolio with just one phone call, and later just a click of a computer mouse, with no transaction cost if handled directly with the mutual fund, and only one small commission if handled through a discount broker.
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If the solution proves off the mark, the firm can swap in an alternative relatively easily.
Hulu recently introduced Hulu Ad Swap which puts complete control in the hands of the user by enabling them to instantly swap out an ad they are watching for one that is more relevant.
For example, an investor or bank may have bought a swap as insurance against an AIG default, with Lehman on the other side of the deal.
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To make a legal case against Winnick, prosecutors will have to show that he knew that the swap transactions lacked an economic basis and were used to paint a false picture of the company's financial situation.
Regardless of the amount of difficulty involved, the big four emerging markets plus South Africa said earlier this week they were considering setting up a foreign-exchange reserve pool and a currency-swap arrangement in an effort to avoid any credit crisis stemming from the advanced economies.
Other strategies include entering into an offsetting swap positions which effectively cancels out the original.
Even without an asset swap, it's no secret that JPMorgan Chase would like to build on its retail division.
Blackbird is an electronic swap-trading system that has been working since 1999, though it will not divulge its trading volumes.
In an asset swap, JPMorgan could take the retail branches and cede some of its securities processing division to Bank of New York.
Waratek will let an enterprise swap out the middle layer of its software stack without changing its applications and significantly increase the density in data centers.
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Motorists from all countries are allowed to drive in the UK for a year before being required to take a driving test if they do not qualify for an automatic swap of their foreign licence.
The 14-inch Y400 and 15-inch Y500 include an interchangeable HDD bay that users can swap out for dual graphics chips, extra storage space or an additional fan.
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If the US government collects taxes and uses those taxes to reduce the deficit it is entering into an interest rate swap.
After four meetings, they agreed that he would serve as an adviser and swap the assets of his plan (content and contacts) for a then 7% stake.
Then they laid on the table an oil-swap deal with Iran that will allow them to ship Kazak oil across the Caspian to Iran and a refinery near Tehran.
Every day that the US government takes your tax money and uses to avoid issuing more 10 year Treasury Bonds is a day that the US government is buying an Interest Rate Swap on your behalf.
While traditionally one would trade bonds to make such bets, by entering into either side of an interest rate swap agreement, you would gain immediate exposure to interest rate movements with virtually no initial cash outlay.
But, at minimum you must recognize that you are arguing that the US government enter into an interest rate swap with the Global Financial system because you that your intuition about the path of interest rates is superior to that of the Global Bond Market.
Swap out the HTC logo for an Amazon one, and you just might be onto something.
To push the limits of artistic self-indulgence, you can swap out the lens or add an accessory.
South Korea and Japan, which are also squabbling over an island, decided not to renew an emergency currency-swap facility.
This is an interest-rate swap and you as a tax payer have now bought one, whether you like it or not.
We'll leave it to you to decide the victor while we swap USB devices willy nilly in an attempt to finish this post.
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His swap-partner Gae is having an easier time settling into the British house, although he probably finds it a bit quiet after the African one.
By giving options to loyal shareholders, the government is guarding against the risk that its stake might drop below 50% should Air France swap equity with another airline in an alliance.
He then multiplied his Liberty holdings almost fourfold by also paying TCI an undisclosed sum for extra swap rights.
In 1969 the Matthews case and that of two other couples were bundled up with an East-West spy swap.
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