contracts that base their value on an underlying asset

Financial derivatives, as mentioned above, are contracts that base their value on an underlying asset.

securities that derive their value from the price of some other security (called the ‘underlying’

Financial derivatives are securities that derive their value from the price of some other security (called the ‘underlying’).

financial instruments that are linked to a specific financial instrument or indicator or commodity

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 markets in their own right.

Options

As a quick summary, options are financial derivatives that give their holders the right to buy or sell a specific asset by a specific time at a given price (strike price).

CFDs

Put simply, CFDs are financial derivatives that track and mirror stock prices.

Futures and options

Futures and Options are financial derivatives that allow traders to speculate on asset price movements without owning the asset itself.

futures contracts or options

The derivatives market is the market for financial instruments such as futures contracts or options, which are derived from other forms of assets.

securities

Financial derivative securities are used by many businesses to protect against risks or to profit from them.

cash flows, that are conditionally stochastically and discounted to present value

From the economic point of view, financial derivatives are cash flows, that are conditionally stochastically and discounted to present value.

Index options

Index options are financial derivatives based on stock indices such as the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

the most common application of “smart contracts” and one of the easiest to implement in code

Financial derivatives are the most common application of “smart contracts” and one of the easiest to implement in code.

Contracts for difference , commonly abbreviated to CFDs,

Contracts for difference, commonly abbreviated to CFDs, are financial derivatives that follow the price movement of an asset.

instruments whose values depend on the value of other underlying financial instruments

Derivatives are financial instruments whose values depend on the value of other underlying financial instruments.

contracts agreed upon between two parties

For the uninitiated, financial derivatives are simply contracts agreed upon between two parties: whoever holds the asset, in this case, bitcoin, and whoever wants to speculate on the future price of the asset.

CFDs and options

CFDs and options are both financial derivatives that enable you to speculate on the markets, but they operate in very different ways.

Options contracts

Options contracts are financial derivatives granting buyers the right, but not the obligation, to transact an underlying asset, such as stocks.

corn futures or stock options

Derivatives are financial products such as corn futures or stock options whose worth depends on the values of underlying investments.

Exotic options

Exotic options are financial derivatives which have complex features including path-dependency.

contracts that can have a complex payoff dependent upon underlying benchmark assets

Financial derivatives are contracts that can have a complex payoff dependent upon underlying benchmark assets.

interest rate swaps and futures, and Dow Jones index futures and options on futures

The financial derivatives include items such as emission allowances, interest rate swaps and futures, and Dow Jones index futures and options on futures.