Liz Manning has researched, written, and edited trading, investing, and personal finance content for years, following her time working in institutional sales, commercial banking, retail investing, ...

Derivative value depends on the assets such as stocks, commodities, currency or indexes. These contracts are mostly applied in hedging, speculative trading, and to increase portfolio diversification.

A large, fundamentally false debate has been raging over allegations that exchange traded funds (ETFs) are 'derivative' investments; a term steeped in negative press and generally associated with high ...