Congress is reconsidering the regulatory framework for derivative instruments under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) as it moves to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) this ...

A financial derivative is an instrument that derives its value from the behavior of an underlying asset. Freight derivatives are financial instruments whose value is derived from the behavior of ...

Washington (March 15, 2004) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a Staff Accounting Bulletin to provide guidance on banks' extending mortgage loans with an intention to sell the loan ...

Alternative funds can be imposing to some investors. These funds might employ complex investment strategies and sometimes the financial instruments they hold can be tough to decipher. That’s ...

Q Do companies sometimes find “unexpected” derivative instruments? A Yes! When companies want to borrow money at a fixed rate of interest, it is not uncommon to find that borrowing on a variable rate ...

The immense development of the financial derivatives market and reports of major losses associated with derivative products have resulted in a great deal of confusion about these complex instruments.

The intrinsic complexity of the financial derivatives market has emerged as both an incentive to engage in it, and a key source of its inherent instability. Regulators now faced with the challenge of ...

Sebi clarifies, FPIs only barred from issuing ODIs with derivatives as underlying SEBI has clarified on December 18 that reports suggesting it has prohibited Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) from ...