Paul Harding is the founder and managing director of Derivatives Documentation Limited, a derivatives consultancy and project management company based in the City of London providing negotiation, recruitment and in-house training services in derivatives documentation. He has also written A Practical Guide to the 2003 ISDA Credit Derivatives Definitions and A Practical Guide to Using Repo Master Agreements (Euromoney Books, 2004).

Christian Johnson has taught courses on finance, derivatives and tax for thirteen years and has published 4 books and over 36 articles on these topics. His three books on OTC derivatives and repo documentation have become standard texts in the area. Professor Johnson has provided training on OTC derivatives, repos and securities lending for large institutions such as ABN AMRO, Wachovia, and other large financial institutions. He also teaches across the globe on a regular basis for Euromoney where he has given courses on repos and securities lending in London and Johannesburg.