derivative
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At present, derivative markets are sanguine, Bowler says.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
After reaching the liver, sorbitol can be converted into a derivative of fructose.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Traders in derivative markets immediately reacted by lowering the odds of a rate hike to just under 50% from 65% after Warsh spoke.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Even Cyrus’ freakishly long nails and eerie voice are derivative of other horror movie boogeymen, but without their grasp of the uncannily malevolent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
A friend of mine in my Salomon Brothers training program created the first mortgage derivative in 1986, the year after we left the program.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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“Across positioning, flow, and derivatives data, every signal we track continues to point in the same direction: the market is bullish on gold across all fronts,” says Societe Generale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Rothera, a derivatives exchange Robinhood launched with Susquehanna International Group, also focuses on event contracts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The derivatives market is signaling a rate hike is likely at the September meeting, raising the probability to 64% from 36% before Warsh spoke at Jackson Hole.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Scott Rubner, Citadel Securities’ head of equity and equity derivatives strategy, said the “near-term asymmetry has shifted.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
NOTE.—The suffix -ise, -ize, is of French origin, and is freely added to Latin roots in forming English derivatives.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
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