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Derivatives Trading

Definition of Derivatives Trading

Derivatives trading means buying and selling derivatives contracts like futures, options, swaps, and forwards either on an exchange or over the counter.

Trading derivatives means trading contracts that derive their value from an underlying asset like stocks, commodities, currencies, indexes, interest rates, and more.

The buyer of the contract can decide to take delivery to the underlying asset or offset it with an opposite contract.




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