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- noun Plural form of
derivative .
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Examples
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The nominal face value of the derivatives is almost entirely irrelevant.
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The proliferation of the derivatives is angering treasurers around the country, who say the derivatives are sending a negative message and possibly driving up their costs of borrowing at a time when they need all the help they can get.
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The operator also is working on what it called a derivatives "clearing solution" to guarantee and process trades.
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Never mond that GM created a non-union finance arm, GMAC, that got heavily involved in derivatives and MBS.
Think Progress » Maddow Corrects GOP Rep. Schock On Basic Facts Of Abdulmuttalab Case 2010
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$600 TRILLION in derivatives created under Bush, billions/trillions laundered through Iraq and Afghanistan, and then $550,000,000,000 was pulled out of the money markets in September 2008 in an hour and a half prompting George Bush The Fiscal Conservative to say, We need to bail out the banks America!
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CHICAGO — Robust trade in derivatives contracts linked to commodities, interest rates and indexes helped to lift CME Group Inc. 's third-quarter earnings 21%, offsetting a rise in expenses.
CME Profit Climbs 21% Jacob Bunge 2010
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*** Markets CME Group's third-quarter earnings rose 21% to $244.3 million, as robust trade in derivatives contracts linked to commodities, interest rates and indexes offset a rise in expenses.
Business Watch 2010
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These are the funds that I have failed to invest in derivatives, hedge funds, and Enron since Bush took office.
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When Lehman failed, its hundreds of billions in derivatives contracts were settled within 72 hours, sparing untold amounts of anxiety and money (a panic would have driven down the market even further).
Inside Man 2010
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Limiting or eliminating leverage and derivatives is a start; the only way to enable smooth bankruptcy with Uncle Sam covering FDIC obligations and preventing further blowups in a chain-reaction is turning these megacorps into just corps.
Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » It Won’t Stop Until Someone (Besides the Taxpayers) Pays a Price 2010
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