Is it the dilapidation of the economies of whole, or the monotonous results so many are experiencing in the global stock markets; whatever the real reasons, most high net worth Investors, as well as hedge funds and corporations, are becoming more aware of the close-lipped industry of Private Trade involving Medium Term Notes, known as MTNs or Mid-Term Notes.

As a plant welcomes the rising sun, outstretching its leaves to the expectant warmth, apparently Private MTN Programs are doing their part in welcoming their own type of sanctuary and warmth for the few fortunate Investors. When it comes to Investors funds being positioned for the safest and highest rates of returns, they are slowly discovering the little known world referred to as Private Trade (also known as Private Investment Platforms, Private Platforms, Private Trades, Private Trade Opportunities, Private Investment Opportunities, PPPs, PIPs, P3s,).

Most don't fully comprehend what a Private Program actually is. So, to answer this underlying request the folklore will be squashed and by the end of this article, you will realize, these programs are quite simple to understand, yet complex in nature and a bit unorthodox.

A ubiquitous concern in this Private world is that it appears to attract a faction of disorders and a growing level of fraudsters who prey on this weakening economy to advance their own motives. Fortunately, the further education of Private Programs is not in a trial and error phase and has witnessed actual, successful case studies to fall back on.

There are many sites focusing on Investor education in the areas of Private Trades, MTN Trading, BGs, CMOs as well as the leveraging of financial instruments, realizes that close to 100% of those who believe they are in the Private Trading business have never been involved in a single successful trade themselves. These are "brokers" who extrapolate information they have heard and regurgitate it to unsuspecting Investors without the depth of knowledge or experience to present the facts properly. It also includes Investors who have been led down a path of meandering turns where the end is always, "just out of reach". And for the very fortunate few that actually do reach a legitimate MTN trading platform, many simply don't believe it to be true and subsequently dismiss the opportunity before them only to not proceed obtaining returns they feel is still out there - somewhere.

With this being the case, the murkiness becomes more concentrated, forbidding the sun to show that Private Programs are what they are, have been in existence for decades in Western European Financial Markets and are available to only the fortunate enough to be introduced to them through reputable, viable channels. Yet - simply because a movie star desires to join a very exclusive private country club, does not automatically entitle them to membership approval.

Following is an outline with regard to how successful Trades begin and how they function as a overall program; yet again complex in nature and highly unorthodox in execution.

The first undying step is for the Investor to complete appropriate compliance documents and substantiate the validity of their assets with respect to their origins, place of dwelling and history. At this phase, it is discovered that most assets that lead nowhere are of non-cash qualities and or are leased or rented funds, which cannot be utilized for Trade. These include certain types of bonds as well as a plethora of financial instruments that are either fraudulent or have been issued incorrectly or by means of unethical origin.

Following a successful submission package with cash assets, the facilitation leg of the platform begins their due diligence to verify and validate the standing of the client, in many cases a corporation, as well as the origin and availability of funds or other assets. For liquid 'cash' investors above $100 million (USD), this process of verification usually does not take longer than one to two days as these investors take precedence over those who carry instruments or liquidity which falls below this mark. For investors with funds below $100 million (USD), the experienced duration for compliance to review, verify and accept an investor into a Private Trade is roughly a week from received application. If accepted, as in life, the higher priority is given to those who have more to offer and conversely, those with less to offer must wait in line with an empty cup awaiting the opportunity to be filled.

Once an investor passes compliance, the facilitation team will initiate trade contracts, investor instructions, Master Fee Agreements, known as MFAs, and a host of other documents. At this time, for this is where many of the "alleged platform's" true colors are exposed, the higher net worth Investor is made aware that his investment will always remain in his account and control with no other signatories placed upon it. Should it be in a bank not recognized as a Top Twenty internationally recognized banking institutions, the Platform will request that the investor open an account, in his, or company's sole name, at an acknowledged International Banking Institution. It has been discovered that the top traders of these Private Programs prefer the funds to be in Western Europe and Asia. Be wary of those so called "Platforms" who request an additional signatory be added or that funds be transferred into the trader's control or funds to be transferred. In infrequent occasions, to work around investor funds that aren't recognized appropriately or when a banking institution forgoes to stall the investor's funds, there has been evidenced a necessity to "conditionally assign" the Program Manager so that the funds can be properly appropriated for trade.

For those investors who fall below the typically required $100 million (USD) level, don't be dissuaded, the sun has not set on your horizon. There is a specialized technique to allow certain investors to participate within this closed process through what is referred to as a fund of funds scenario. Typically the entry point is $10 million (USD) but we have seen them as low as $1 million (USD) as well for very short periods of time.

Following the Investor receiving a trade contract, documents are annotated with signatures by the investor as well as the Trader or Platform Manager(s). At this phase, when investors become over-exuberant and begin to think that they can "shop" the Platform and then do not complete the trade transaction, the investor will irrefutably and permanently be barred from participating with any Platform on any Private Trade.

Funds then become internally blocked with an MT760 for the specific enabling of Trade, as well as leverage, into the investor's specific Trade Program. Most MTN Trade Program Managers need conditional assignments or the blocking of the assets in favor of them for the period of the trade so that leveraging against those assets can be performed. This is standard protocol and is disclosed within the trade documents that were previously reviewed, agreed and signed.

The Platform will then access a line of credit from their bank following the verified block on the investor's funds. Traders are the only individuals who can propagate a line of credit against the blocked asset. As the Traders we are aware of trade through a top western European bank, this is why they prefer the funds to be within top banking institutions.

The underlying principle a line of credit is drafted is so that bank instruments can be issued at a discount and placed into a successive order. Bank issues the instrument directly to the Trader for a significant discount. The Trader thereafter drafts a contract with a banking institution or equivalent entity who has agreed to purchase it at a higher amount. The trader buys the instrument and then sells it to a "commitment holder" who then sells it to their "commitment holder" for a higher price. This continues until an institution decides to hold it to maturity, collecting the coupon's interest and the specific MTN 'trade' or transaction is completed and closed.

Even though the process is scheduled and well planned - the implementation and execution of 'the trade' is not precise and perhaps may not be as timely for new clients. The common seniority is that existing country club members take priority over the new club members; and they just have to wait in line. In practice and once in queue and placed in trade, the Investor receives there proceeds, either weekly or monthly. Generally, the first payment is received a week following the beginning traunches directly to the originally requested Depositor the Investor has requested. Following the disbursements, the Investor begins to fund his projects and humanitarian causes as agreed and stipulated in the agreements.

Beginning in January 2009, the required allocation between Humanitarian Contributions and Project will change significantly to better the world in which we all live and are fortunate to contribute.

To your investing success.