A derivative is a securitized contract whose value is dependent upon one or more underlying assets. Its price is determined by fluctuations in that asset.

This program will provide an introduction to the regulation, trading and documentation of exchange-traded futures contracts and over-the-counter (OTC) financial derivatives. It will examine the key ...

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Yarilet Perez is an experienced multimedia journalist and fact-checker with a Master of Science in Journalism. She has worked in multiple cities covering breaking news, politics, education, and more.

Historically, real estate has had a low correlation to stock and bond investments, but buying and selling physical property is not nearly as simple. The National Council of Real Estate Investment ...

Decentralized derivatives are financial contracts that are exchanged on decentralized platforms, often based on blockchain technology, and derive their value from an underlying asset, such as a ...

Alternative funds can be imposing to some investors. These funds might employ complex investment strategies and sometimes the financial instruments they hold can be tough to decipher. That’s ...

The use of a derivative agreement to mitigate risk can be traced back to around 1754BC, when the Code of Hammurabi was set in stone in Babylon. That was 3,723 years before Euromoney began publication ...

Symmio introduces symmetrical contracts and intent-based trading to unlock permissionless, capital-efficient derivatives on-chain—no centralized clearing, no order books, just smart contracts and pure ...

On occasion, it is important to revisit issues that have been swept under the rug or simply overlooked. For most people, the derivatives market falls into this category, partly because they don't ...