FINC 306 UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What Is a Derivative?A financial instrument that has a value determined by the price of something else (i.e., the underlying). NovationNovation is the substitution of one counterparty for another. Common underlying assetsThe most common underlying assets include stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, interest rates and market indexes. What are the four stages of derivatives history presented in lectures?1. In ancient Greece, around the 6th century B.C., there were the equivalent of derivatives on olive harvests 2. By the 17th century there were derivative contracts on the value of the share market in Amsterdam and on rice in Japan.
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