Derivatives are financial instruments that "derive" (hence the name) their value from an underlying asset. That underlying asset can be stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities, even market indexes. For ...

Derivatives, a special kind of investment, played a key role in the financial crisis and generated $20 billion for Wall Street last year. They are also central in President Obama's push for financial ...

Financial instruments are reducing the high volatility Bitcoin is known for and attracting institutional investors, according ...

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 ...

Some things have changed radically over the last decade, however, the most important being the structure of financial markets. The Great Financial Crisis was arguably caused by the digitalization of ...

Lawmakers moved closer to passing sweeping reform of the financial system as a Senate panel approved new regulations for the complex derivatives market with the backing of GOP Sen. Charles Grassley of ...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Responding to the financial crisis which nearly crippled the U.S. economy and the questionable business practices at one of the world's most successful financial institutions, ...

The launch of the first-ever Dogecoin ( DOGE 1.82%) exchange-traded fund (ETF) kicked off to much fanfare on Sept. 18. On the ...

The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an accounting standards update to address stakeholder concerns about the ...

India's National Stock Exchange will offer a daily expiry on GIFT Nifty contracts to foreign investors via a tax-neutral jurisdiction as it seeks to attract more global funds, diverging from domestic ...

Partners with Derivative Path to bolster its hedging program, will use its cloud-based OTC trading platform to manage trade execution, sales, operations and Dodd-Frank compliance of its interest rate ...

The Edison Electric Institute (EEI), Electric Power Supply Association and American Gas Association, among other interests, are hoping to persuade lawmakers that their role in the market does not ...