- plural of derivative.
derivatives
Example Sentences
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Investigators from the legal department found Bisignano accessed a draft complaint and inquiry from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission about an energy derivatives trade the bank had made, people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
“Investors may be weary of CoreWeave trying to boost its performance through financial derivatives at a time their core AI cloud business is seeing increased competition,” D.A.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The construct of volatility derivatives remains solidly bullish for stocks, as the term structures slope upwards and VIX futures are trading with a large premium to VIX.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
It worked like this: Banks sold UniCredit derivatives tracking Commerzbank stock’s performance, and bought Commerzbank stock to hedge their exposure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
In words belonging to chemistry derivatives in -ic denote the acid containing most oxygen, when more than one is formed: as nitric acid.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
