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{{def|Derivative|/dɪˈrɪvətɪv/|n|{{subtable|{{financial instruments}}}}}} | |||
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, and for legions of patient [[negotiator|negotiators]] in London, New York, Hong Kong and the thriving satellite constellation of low-cost jurisdictions from Bangalore to Nashville, a steady, dreary, unglamorous means of keeping home fires stoked and food upon the table. | |||
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]]. | |||
Not, and especially not now, in light of the fabulous parallel regulation of the [[Securities Financing Transactions Regulation]], a [[stock loan]] or a [[repo]]. | |||
== | ==Warning: boring stuff below this line== | ||
Where do you start? | |||
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:{{tag|MiFID}} definition of [[derivative]] comes from the latter half (items (4) - (10)) of the definition of “[[Financial instrument - FCA Rulebook Term|Financial Instruments]]” set out in Section C of Annex I to {{tag|MiFID}} as follows: | |||
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*[[FWMD Top Trumps]] | |||
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