It erivatives are financial instruments with values that change relative to underlying
variables such as, assets events,,, Or prices. In, other words the value of derivatives is based
on the change in value of something else called the, underlying. Trade or exchange.
The main types of derivatives are futures forwards options and,,, swaps. A futures
.Contract is an agreement to buy or sell a set quantity of something at a set
rate at a predetermined point in the, future. The date on which this exchange
is scheduled to take place is called the delivery, or settlement, date. Futures
contracts. Are often associated with buyers and sellers of commodities who
are concerned, about supply demand and changes, in prices.? They can be
.Traded only on exchanges. Almost any commodity such as oil,,,, gold corn or
soybeans can have, a futures contract defined. For a specific trade.
Forwards are similar, to futures except they can be traded between two
individuals. A forward contract. Is a commitment to trade a specified item at
a specific price in the future. The forward contract takes whatever form to
which. The parties agree.
.An option is a less binding form of derivative. It conveys, the right but not
the obligation to buy, or sell a particular. Asset in the future. A call option gives
the investor the right to buy at a set price on delivery day. A put option gives
the. Investor the option to sell a good or financial instrument at a set price on the settlement
date.It is a financial contract with what is called a, long position giving the owner the right
but not the obligation to sell. An amount at a preset price and maturity date.
Finally swaps live, up to their name. A swap can occur when two parties agree. To
exchange one stream of cash flows against another one. Swaps can be used to hedge risks
such as changes in, interest ratesOr to speculate on the changing prices of commodities
or currencies. Swaps can be difficult, to understand so here is. An example. JP Morgan
developed CDSs that bundled together as many as 300, different assets including subprime
loans. Credit. Default swaps were meant as a form of insurance. In, other words securities
were bundled into one, financial packageAnd companies such as JP Morgan were essentially
paying insurance premiums to the investors who purchased them who were,, Now on the
hook if payments of any of the securities included in the CDSs did not come through.
As, mentioned before the. Value of derivatives is based on different types of underlying
values including assets, such, as commodities equities (stocks),. ,, bonds interest rates
.Exchange rates or indexes, such as a stock, market index consumer price index (CPI), or
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even an index of weather conditions. For example a farmer, and a grain storage business
.Enter into a futures contract to exchange cash for grain at some future point. Both parties
have reduced a future, risk. For the farmer it is the uncertainty of the future, grain price and
for the grain storage business it is the availability. Of the grain at a predetermined price.
Some believe derivatives lead to market volatility because enormous amounts of
.Money are controlled by relatively small amounts of margin or option premiums. The
job of a derivatives trader is something. Like a bookie taking bets on how people will bet.
Arbitrage is defined as attempting to profit by exploiting price differences. Of identical
or similar financial instruments on markets or, different, in different forms. As, a result
.Derivatives can suffer large losses or returns from small movements in the underlying
asset 's price. Investors are like. Gamblers in that they can bet for or against the price (going
up or down) and can consequently lose or win large amounts.
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