“How much Side A D&O insurance do I need” is a tricky question for directors and officers these days. It’s also a practical question worth exploring given the increasing frequency of large derivative ...

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What are derivatives (and why are they called that)? A derivative is a contract that derives its value and risk from a particular security (like a stock or commodity)—hence the name derivative.

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Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert in the fields of ...

Financial derivatives are financial instruments that are linked to a specific financial instrument or indicator or commodity, and through which specific financial risks can be traded in financial ...

Do you want to know the real reason banks aren't lending and the PIIGS have control of the barnyard in Europe? It's because risk in the $600 trillion derivatives market isn't evening out. To the ...