derivatives — A derivative, derivatives or derivative contracts are financial instruments whose value derives from the value and characteristics of underlying products. The underlying assets (often referred to as the underlying or underlier ) are extremely… … Law dictionary
derivatives — (1) Financial instruments whose value depends upon the values of underlying assets, interest rates, currency exchange rates, or indexes. Various authorities define derivative instruments in broad, inclusive terms or narrow, exclusive terms. It is … Financial and business terms
Derivatives law — is the area of law governing derivatives. It is associated with principles of contract law, and practitioners must also have a good understanding of insolvency, netting and set off, and conflict of laws. Over the counter derivatives are… … Wikipedia
Derivatives market — Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities Bond market Fixed income Corporate bond Government bond Municipal bond … Wikipedia
Derivatives Time Bomb — A possibile situation where the financial markets plunge into chaos if the massive derivatives positions owned by hedge funds and the large banks were to move against those parties. Institutional investors have increasingly used derivatives to… … Investment dictionary
Derivatives Transaction Execution Facility - DTEF — A market that supports the transaction of derivatives on which the underlying commodities are limited to excluded commodities or assets with an inexhaustible, deliverable supply. A derivatives transaction execution facility allows for the… … Investment dictionary
Derivatives of primary germ layers — ▪ Table Derivatives of primary germ layers Ectoderm epidermis cutaneous derivatives epithelium of: mouth; oral glands nasal passages sense passages central nervous system peripheral nervous system hypophysis; suprarenal medulla… … Universalium
derivatives market — noun A market where various financial derivatives such as forwards, futures, options, and swaps are bought and sold … Wiktionary
derivatives — de·riv·a·tive || dɪ rɪvÉ™tɪv n. conjugate (Grammar); by product, offshoot adj. obtained from another source, derived, borrowed … English contemporary dictionary
Derivatives — A specialized security or contract that has no intrinsic overall value, but whose value is based on an underlying security or factor as an index. A generic term that, in the energy field, may include options, futures, forwards, etc.… … Energy terms
