Derivatives offer a tool to mitigate financial risk by hedging against adverse price movements. Investors use derivatives to control large asset amounts with minimal investments, amplifying gains but ...

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Persuaded that lax regulation of financial derivatives contributed to the 2008 financial crisis, policymakers in Congress and the Obama Administration have adopted a knee-jerk solution: regulate ...