- plural of derivative.
derivatives
Example Sentences
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What began as a geopolitical shock has evolved into a broad-based buildup of physical, futures and options bets that span retail investors, professional money managers and derivatives traders, it says.
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
He added that GPW has been “growing massively, with a derivatives market and a junior exchange called the NewConnect Market, which allows smaller companies to list at lower cost than the main exchange.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
One way Caballero infers this is by comparing Treasury yields to swaps, derivatives used to manage interest exposure that serve as a sort of benchmark corporate borrowing rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Very quickly, however, the new derivatives became tools for speculation: A lot of people wanted to make bets on the likelihood of GE’s defaulting.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
