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What is a derivative? How are derivatives used in risk management? What are some of the challenges used in mitigating risk with derivatives?

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What is a derivative? How are derivatives used in risk management? What are some of the challenges used in mitigating risk with derivatives?

A derivative is described as any financial instrument, the value of which depends on the underlying asset. Thus we can have derivatives like forward contracts, futures and options which track the price of the underlying asset on which the derivative is ...

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