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Derivatives: Instruments of Mass Destruction?

Andrew Clare and Chris Wagstaff

Chapter Chapter 11 in The Trustee Guide to Investment, 2011, pp 249-278 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Appreciate the misconceptions that surround derivatives. Appreciate the difference between an over the counter and an exchange traded derivatives contract. Understand how forward and futures contracts, options and credit derivatives work and how they can be used by pension schemes.

Keywords: Call Option; Credit Default Swap; Fund Manager; Index Point; Future Contract (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230361874_11

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