What is derivatives in Stock Exchange terms?

Answer 1

A derivative is a financial instrument that derives or gets it value from some real good or stock. It is in its most basic form simply a contract between two parties to exchange value based on the action of a real good or service. Typically, the seller receives money in exchange for an agreement to purchase or sell some good or service at some specified future date.

Answer 2

Exchange where futures contracts and options on futures contracts are traded. Exchanges may trade commodities, financial derivatives, or a combination of the two, as well as futures and options on indices and equity products. The major exchanges in the U.S. Are the New York Board Of Trade and its subsidiaries, the Coffee, Sugar, And Cocoa Exchange, Finex, New York Cotton Exchange and New York Futures Exchange; New York Mercantile Exchange; Chicago Board Of Trade; Chicago Mercantile Exchange; Kansas City Board Of Trade; and Minneapolis Grain Exchange.

International futures markets from around the world are also described elsewhere in this Dictionary, including: Eurex; Hong Kong Futures Exchange; International Petroleum Exchange; London International Financial Futures And Options Exchange (LIFFE); London Metal Exchange; Matif; Montreal Exchange; Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE). See also Securities And Commodities Exchanges; Spot Market.

Answer 3

In mathematics, a derivative is the rate of change of a quantity.

Derivatives in Stock Exchange term is uses to know
whether and at what rate the function is increasing or decreasing through a value of the function
whether and where the function has maximum or minimum values

Answer 4

Derivatives is something which is derived from something. In stock exchange terms it is derived from the stock. More you may refer to ...

Answer 5

Derivative
Is a financial product, which is based upon another product. Futures are based on commodities, financial indices or securities. Options are based on futures, securities or cash markets. Forwards are extensions of the cash market across time. Generally, derivatives are risk management tools, however they are also used for investment or speculative purposes

Answer 6

Options on stocks and Single Stock Futures.

Both give you leverage or can be used to manage risk depending on the way you trade. There are also Warrants but that is mostly traded in Canada. We don't see many warrants here in the US

Answer 7

buy with part payment & getting full profit

Answer 8

FUTURES & OPTIONS