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.

An economic derivative is a financial contract where payouts depend on future economic indicators. It helps manage risk and speculate on economic forecasts.

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Jerry del Missier reaped the rewards as derivatives moved to the heart of modern finance, then experienced the backlash when public opinion turned against the side effects of innovation. After ...

Wall Street banks reeling from a flurry of activity by departing U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler are considering taking the agency to court. Gensler has issued more ...

Derivatives are financial instruments that "derive" (hence the name) their value from an underlying asset. That underlying asset can be stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities, even market indexes. For ...

From left: Tom Fay, supervisory financial analyst for the National Credit Union Administration, Leah Viault, managing director of financial strategies for Piper Sandler, Emily Hollis, chief executive ...

The Obama administration has focused closely on setting up a new regulatory system for the highly nuanced and largely unregulated market. Users of derivatives defend them as an essential tool to hedge ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Property derivatives are taking root in Hong Kong and Australia and will soon debut in Singapore and Japan, according to broker GFI, but markets will not prosper until banks ...