While no one expects swaps futures to take over the OTC swaps market, a movement of 5 percent of the massive OTC swaps volumes into swaps futures would be a huge win for futures markets. As market ...

A credit default swap is insurance against the possibility of default. Learn about their role in the financial crisis of 2007 ...

Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) is launching an interbank futures market for foreign exchange swaps and overnight interest rate swaps ...

Various derivative instruments besides options include swaps, futures, and forward contracts. The investor does not own the underlying asset, but they hope to profit by making bets on the ...

Earlier this month, the cotton (CTK25) futures market hit a three-plus-year low basis nearby futures (KGH25), and prices have ...

Common derivatives include futures contracts, forwards, options, and swaps. Katie Kerpel / Investopedia A derivative is a complex financial security that is set between two or more parties.