Sunday, May 8, 2011

Term of The Day : Derivatives

Security whose price is dependent upon or derived from one or more underlying assets. The derivative itself is merely a contract between two or more parties. Its value is determined by fluctuations in the underlying asset. The most common underlying assets include stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, interest rates and market indexes. Most derivatives are characterized by high leverage. 

No comments:

Post a Comment

About Me

My photo
Rajkot, Gujarat, India
Experienced and proven management professional with record of significant accomplishments and contributions. Demonstrated ability to galvanize teams to achieve ambitious results. Established effectiveness in providing vision and counsel in steering organizations through accelerated growth. Diversified background includes working in one of the Big-4 company in the areas of US Taxation, Risk management, Behavioural training and Business development.COMPETENCIES : Behavioural Training,Risk Management, Strategic Planning and implementation, Equity and Derivatives analysis,Project Management,Financial Statement Analysis; Contact at: nishantcmehta@hotmail.com