Finc 306 certification - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

DerivativeA financial instrument that has a value determined by the price of the underlying. An agreement between two parties Underlying assetsthe most common include stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, interest rates and market indexes Types of DerivativesForwards, futures, options, swaps Use of derivativesrisk management, speculation, reduce transaction costs, regulatory arbitrage

DerivativeA financial instrument that has a value determined by the price of the underlying. An agreement between two parties Underlying assetsthe most common include stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, interest rates and market indexes Types of DerivativesForwards, futures, options, swaps Use of derivativesrisk management, speculation, reduce transaction costs, regulatory arbitrage Measures of market size1. Market value: # units of claims x price of claims 2. Notional value: #uni...