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GCat: Investments
MCat: Financial Markets
Cat: Derivatives

How to use derivatives and who is using them. Common misconceptions about derivatives. Manage risk through the use of derivatives. Non-derivatives risk management tactics and techniques.

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17 Resources
10 Myths about Financial Derivatives [2824] ?

Article that examines common misconceptions about derivatives

Basics: Derivatives [37319] ?

There are many kinds of derivatives, with the most notable being swaps, futures, and options

Basics: Derivatives Market [37322] ?

Explains exchange-traded derivatives and over-the-counter derivatives

Basics: Equity Derivatives [37338] ?

Explains options, futures, warrants, and more

Basics: Five Equity Derivatives [37339] ?

Explains stock options, single stock futures, warrants, contract for difference and index return swaps

Basics: Options [37337] ?

Options are derivative instruments

Basics: Derivatives FAQ [12214] ?

Explanations of major derivative categories

Basics: Derivatives Glossary [38518] ?

Definition of terms in the derivatives and risk management business

Basics: Derivatives Terms [38519] ?

Derivatives terminology concepts

Basics: How Bank Derivatives Trading Operations Work [38520] ?

From the perspective of the derivatives dealer

Basics: Introduction to Weather Derivatives [pdf] [17056] ?

Explanation of weather derivatives and weather risk

Insights: Combining Derivative Products [38523] ?

Some of the different types of combinations of derivatives that are possible

Insights: Credit Risk and Derivatives [38524] ?

Credit risk is a significant element of any derivatives transaction

Insights: Derivatives and Premiums [38522] ?

Derivative products that have a payoff contingent upon the occurrence of an event for which you pay a premium in advance

Insights: Hedging and the Use of Derivatives [38521] ?

Why companies hedge and the rationale for using derivative products

International Swaps and Derivatives Association [1023] ?

Represents participants in the privately negotiated derivatives industry

OTC Derivatives Documentation - ISDA [38517] ?

ISDA has pioneered efforts to identify and reduce the sources of risk in the derivatives and risk management business


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