derivative
Let an agent explain derivatives and their main types, relay how they are priced, traded and regulated from finance references, describe uses and risks with attribution, and distinguish derivatives from the underlying securities and from insurance, without giving personal investment advice.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain derivatives and their main types, relay how they are priced, traded and regulated from finance references, describe uses and risks with attribution, and distinguish derivatives from the underlying securities and from insurance, without giving personal investment advice.
A financial contract whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset, rate, index or event, including forward contracts, futures, options, swaps such as interest rate and currency swaps, structured products that combine derivatives with securities, and specialised contracts such as weather and power derivatives; derivatives are used for hedging, speculation and arbitrage, traded on exchanges or over the counter, and regulated after the 2008 crisis through central clearing and reporting.
What it is for: Hedging, speculation and risk transfer.
It can be explain types; relay pricing and trading; describe uses and risks; distinguish from underlying assets.
Distinguishing features
Derived value
Leverage
Exchange and OTC markets
Post-crisis regulation
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a contract.
Physical character
OTC derivatives notional: hundreds of trillions USD - BIS estimates
Black-Scholes model: 1973 year - option pricing
Dodd-Frank and EMIR reforms: 2010-2012 period
How it is recognised
Contract deriving value from an underlying
Forwards, futures, options, swaps, currency swaps, structured products, weather and power derivatives
The underlying security is the asset itself; insurance transfers risk under insurable interest rules
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
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is priced by - and related models
In practice
Families and kinds
forward contracts and futures
options
swaps including interest rate, currency and credit default swaps
structured products
commodity, weather and power derivatives
exotic derivatives
Standards and regulation
Dodd-Frank Act and EMIR on clearing and reporting
ISDA master agreements
Exchange rules and margin requirements
Accounting standards such as IFRS 9
Failure modes and hazards
Agents giving personal investment advice
Leverage-driven losses
Counterparty risk in OTC contracts
Confusing derivatives with the underlying
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.derivative-substance
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What derivatives are.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and types.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a derivative, and how do forwards, futures, options and swaps differ? definition
- Is the question about derivatives in general, a type, or a personal investment decision the model does not advise on? boundary
Special
Special types.
Special
Special.
- What are currency swaps, structured products, weather derivatives and power derivatives? definition
- Which entry fits the specific type? action
Market Pricing and trading.
Sources.
Pricing
Pricing.
Pricing
Pricing.
- How are derivatives priced, from no-arbitrage forwards to option models? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Trading
Trading and clearing.
Trading
Trading.
- How are derivatives traded on exchanges and over the counter, and how does central clearing work? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Use Uses and risks.
Attribution.
Hedging
Hedging and speculation.
Hedging
Hedging.
- How do firms and investors use derivatives to hedge, speculate and arbitrage, in general terms? provenance
- Is the user asking for personal advice, which needs a licensed adviser? boundary
Risks
Risks and crises.
Risks
Risks.
- What risks do derivatives pose, and what role did they play in 2008 and other crises, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Context Regulation and history.
Context.
Regulation
Regulation.
Regulation
Regulation.
- How are derivatives regulated under Dodd-Frank, EMIR and exchange rules? provenance
- Which entry fits financial regulation? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How did derivatives develop from rice futures and tulip options to modern markets? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of finance? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should swaps and options be separate primary entries?
- How should finance references be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific contract types; should they be split off?