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Also, fondly, known as a [[sw-ŏp]], but ''never'' a [[sw-æp]]. [[Swap does not rhyme with crap|Swaps aren’t, and don’t rhyme with, crap]]. A [[financial instrument]], feared in Nebraska as some kind of [[Financial weapons of mass destruction|WMD]], in the cradle of the Levant as a sort of Godless gambling contract, amongst commodity producers of the Midwest (other than that one fellow in Omaha) as a legitimate hedging activity.
A [[financial instrument]], feared in Nebraska as some kind of [[Financial weapons of mass destruction|WMD]], in the cradle of the Levant as a sort of Godless gambling contract, amongst commodity producers of the Midwest (other than that one fellow in Omaha) as a legitimate hedging activity.


Could be a [[swap]], an [[option]] or a [[future]]  
Could be a [[swap]]<ref>Also, fondly, known as a [[sw-ŏp]], but ''never'' a [[sw-æp]]. [[Swap does not rhyme with crap|Swaps aren’t, and don’t rhyme with, crap]].</ref>, an [[option]] or a [[future]]  
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*[[FWMD Top Trumps]]
*[[FWMD Top Trumps]]
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(10) Options, futures, swaps, forward rate agreements and any other derivative contracts relating to climatic variables, freight rates, emission allowances or inflation rates or other official economic statistics that must be settled in cash or may be settled in cash at the option of one of the parties (otherwise than by reason of a default or other termination event), as well as any other derivative contracts relating to assets, rights, obligations, indices and measures not otherwise mentioned in this Section, which have the characteristics of other derivative financial instruments, having regard to whether, inter alia, they are traded on a regulated market or an MTF, are cleared and settled through recognised clearing houses or are subject to regular margin calls. <br>
(10) Options, futures, swaps, forward rate agreements and any other derivative contracts relating to climatic variables, freight rates, emission allowances or inflation rates or other official economic statistics that must be settled in cash or may be settled in cash at the option of one of the parties (otherwise than by reason of a default or other termination event), as well as any other derivative contracts relating to assets, rights, obligations, indices and measures not otherwise mentioned in this Section, which have the characteristics of other derivative financial instruments, having regard to whether, inter alia, they are traded on a regulated market or an MTF, are cleared and settled through recognised clearing houses or are subject to regular margin calls. <br>
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