Financial Derivatives are financial products that have their price based upon another underlying instrument like an equity stock, bond, stock index or another financial derivative.http://www.investopedia.com/terms ...

Failed U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers held an auction on October 10, 2008 to value around $400 billion in credit derivatives linked to the institution. The auction determined the ...

Thinkorswim is a software based online stock brokerage firm that specializes in options. On January 8, 2009, it was announced that TD Ameritrade would acquire the company for $606 million.

The 60 Minutes segment Wall Street's Shadow Market aired October 5, 2008 on CBS. The episode looked at the background and causes of the 2008 financial crisis.CBS News ...

Calculus is the field of math pertaining to derivatives, limits, definite and indefinite integrals and power series.

Black Swan Theory is a philosophical and mathematical theory founded by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. It describes randomness and uncertainty. The theory was described in Taleb's book The Black Swan ...

The futures market is the financial arena where commodities are purchased or sold for delivery at a future date. The two main futures markets are commodities and currency. Derivatives, which ...

Created in the 1800s by a French chef named Antonin Careme, veloute sauce is a white sauce that can be made out of either chicken, veal, or fish stock.http ...