What Is a Derivative Contract?
The so-called derivatives refer to things derived from native products, and financial derivatives are transaction forms derived from basic financial products.
Derivative contracts
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The so-called derivatives refer to things derived from native products, and financial derivatives are transaction forms derived from basic financial products.
- Name
- Derivative contracts
- Name
- Derivative contracts
- Nature
- A bilateral contract that transfers risk
- Derivatives
- Derived from the original
- Application area
- Finance, etc.
definition
According to the definition of the financial community, a financial derivative is a bilateral contract that involves swapping cash flows or is designed to transfer risk for a trader. The value is determined by the price of the financial asset it trades, and usually includes futures contracts, options contracts, forward contracts, swap agreements, etc.
Derivative contracts are generally defined as a private contract derived from certain underlying assets, interest rates, and indices, such as stocks, bonds, or commodities. The simplest example is a foreign exchange forward contract. This foreign exchange forward contract is a commitment type contract that purchases a certain amount of foreign exchange at a certain price in the future. Initially, the value of such a contract is zero (if the price is stable), but as the exchange rate changes over a period of time, it will generate gains or losses. The cash position of foreign exchange can be fully copied by the position of a short-term bill of exchange and the long position of a forward contract.
