It is important to note that the industry is made up businesses and individuals acting as principals in the buying or selling of financial contracts. (profitableventure.com)
Basically, derivatives are financial contracts with values that are derived from the behavior of something else — interest rates, stock indexes, mortgages, commodities, or even the weather. (business.time.com)
All of the important information in financial contracts is normally hidden in the small fine print. (complexsearch.com)