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  2. Derivative (finance) - Wikipedia

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    In finance, a derivative is a contract between a buyer and a seller. The derivative can take various forms, depending on the transaction, but every derivative has the following four elements: an item (the "underlier") that can or must be bought or sold, a future act which must occur (such as a sale or purchase of the underlier),

  3. Financial instrument - Wikipedia

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    Financial instruments are monetary contracts between parties. They can be created, traded, modified and settled. They can be cash (currency), evidence of an ownership, interest in an entity or a contractual right to receive or deliver in the form of currency (forex); debt (bonds, loans); equity (); or derivatives (options, futures, forwards).

  4. Forward contract - Wikipedia

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    In finance, a forward contract, or simply a forward, is a non-standardized contract between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specified future time at a price agreed on in the contract, making it a type of derivative instrument.

  5. Derivative - Wikipedia

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    The derivative of the function given by () = + ⁡ ⁡ + is ′ = + ⁡ (⁡) ⁡ () + = + ⁡ ⁡ (). Here the second term was computed using the chain rule and the third term using the product rule. The known derivatives of the elementary functions , , ⁡ (), ⁡ (), and ⁡ =, as well as the constant , were also used.

  6. Derivative work - Wikipedia

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    The musical West Side Story, is a derivative work based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, because it uses numerous expressive elements from the earlier work. [42] However, Shakespeare's drama Romeo and Juliet is also a derivative work that draws heavily from Pyramus and Thisbe and other sources. Nevertheless, no legal rule prevents a ...

  7. Fund derivative - Wikipedia

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    A fund derivative is a financial structured product related to a fund, normally using the underlying fund to determine the payoff. This may be a private equity fund , mutual fund or hedge fund . Purchasers obtain exposure to the underlying fund (or funds) whilst improving their risk profile over a direct investment.

  8. Category:Derivatives (finance) - Wikipedia

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    C. Calendar spread; Callable bull/bear contract; Capital guarantee; Cash flow hedge; Cashflow matching; CDO-Squared; Chain of Blame; Chan–Karolyi–Longstaff–Sanders process

  9. Derivatives market - Wikipedia

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    The derivatives market is the financial market for derivatives - financial instruments like futures contracts or options - which are derived from other forms of assets. The market can be divided into two, that for exchange-traded derivatives and that for over-the-counter derivatives. The legal nature of these products is very different, as well ...