Derivatives have their own characteristics that distinguish them from their underlying assets or other forms of financial instruments. The key...

In general, leverage (or gearing) can be defined as borrowing funds to make investments. In the context of derivatives trading,...

An option contract is a derivative contract that grants its owner the right, without the obligation to buy (for a...

A process of terminating a swap by marking it to market and calculating its value in order to determine which...

On specific exchanges, investors are permitted to short stock they do not own. In so doing, an investor borrows stock...