That said, some derivatives like options are increasingly making their way into the mainstream for individual investors. It's important to understand what derivatives are, how they work ...

Derivatives are financial instruments whose value is derived from one or more underlying assets or securities (e.g., a stock, bond, currency, or index). A derivative is a contract that derives its ...

Cash settlement is a logical consequence of the use of financial derivatives to trade risk independently of ownership of an underlying item. However, some financial derivative contracts, particularly ...

To do so, some are wading into derivatives markets to mitigate risk, lock in pricing for key commodities, and get some protection against tariffs, looming or otherwise. Gary Foster, 39 ...