If you're familiar with or invest in exchange-traded funds, it's likely you've heard of derivatives ETFs, a category of ETFs that use derivative instruments such as futures and forward contracts, ...

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 ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

An energy derivative is a financial instrument that derives its value from the price of an underlying energy commodity, like oil, natural gas, or electricity. These derivatives include energy futures ...