Derivatives are complex financial instruments that draw value from the performance of underlying assets. Learn the types, pros & cons, and how to invest.

Richard Bookstaber, an authority on derivative trading, testified before a Congressional Committee in a hearing entitled Regulatory Reform and the Derivatives Market on June 4, 2009. Bookstaber has ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Chip Stapleton is a Series 7 and Series 66 license holder, CFA Level 1 exam holder, and currently holds a Life, ...

Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered Investment Adviser with the state of South Carolina, where he launched his own financial advisory firm in 2018. Thomas' experience gives him expertise in a ...

Financial instruments are becoming increasingly complicated, and a new survey of CPA financial executives by the AICPA found concern about the valuation of instruments such as derivatives, with fears ...

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Earlier this year, a hedge fund structured two trades worth $642 million, reminiscent of pre-2008 crisis transactions. Bayview Asset Management sold credit default swaps (CDS) to Huntington (HBAN) and ...