Supra-national regulator the European Securities and Market Authority has written to the European Commission to ask for a single Europe-wide definition of a derivative or derivative contract.

NORWALK, Conn. (CBS.MW) -- The nation's independent accounting standards overseer on Wednesday said it would propose a change in the definition of a derivative. The proposal by the Financial ...

In the Michael Lewis book The Big Short, investors Michael Burry, Steve Eisman, and Greg Lippman all foresaw the collapse of the US housing market and decided they needed a way to capitalize on it.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued an Accounting Standards Update to calm years of confusion over when contracts must be treated as derivatives. The move seeks to bring clarity for ...

The European Commission has launched an antitrust investigation against German and US stock markets Deutsche Börse and Nasdaq ...

LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The European Union's markets watchdog has asked the bloc for an urgent definition of derivatives, two days after mandatory reporting of the financial contracts began. The ...

Learn how credit spread options help manage credit risk, understand their mechanics, and explore various types of this financial derivative.