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Derivatives

Term · Finance and investing · MLC-T-FIN-000116

Financial instruments whose performance is derived, at least in part, from the performance of an underlying asset, security or index. For example, a stock option is a derivative because its value changes in relation to the price movement of the underlying stock.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-FIN-000116
FieldFinance and investing
ReferencesSEC Investor.gov Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-FIN-000116",
  "term": "Derivatives",
  "field": "Finance and investing",
  "definition": "Financial instruments whose performance is derived, at least in part, from the performance of an underlying asset, security or index. For example, a stock option is a derivative because its value changes in relation to the price movement of the underlying stock.",
  "references": [
    "SEC Investor.gov Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/finance/derivatives/"
}

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