The Derivatives Market

Khader Shaik

Chapter Chapter 1 in Managing Derivatives Contracts, 2014, pp 3-20 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Derivatives play a vital role in today’s global economy. They are powerful and versatile tools. Derivatives enable financial institutions, large corporations, and high-net-worth individuals to manage their exposure to financial risk in its manifold forms. The global derivatives market operates seamlessly around the clock, trading a constantly mutating variety of complex instruments on rapidly changing technology platforms.

Keywords: Credit Risk; Hedge Fund; Price Discovery; Derivative Market; Derivative Contract (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4302-6275-6_1

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