Derivatives are financial instruments that "derive" (hence the name) their value from an underlying asset. That underlying asset can be stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities, even market indexes. For ...

Crypto derivatives activity picked up sharply in 2025 as traders increasingly turned to onchain perpetual futures, according ...

An economic derivative is a financial contract where payouts depend on future economic indicators. It helps manage risk and speculate on economic forecasts.

DEX perpetual futures volumes surpassed $1.2 trillion monthly in 2025, driven by leverage demand, liquidations, and evolving ...

Derivative markets for cryptocurrency involve contracts between a buyer and a seller to trade an asset at a pre-agreed price on a specific date. This gives traders the ability to profit between the ...

Susan Dziubinski: I’m Susan Dziubinski with Morningstar. Derivative income ETFs have been raking in the assets in 2025, gaining traction with advisors and iacnvestors alike. But what are derivative ...

A year ago most Americans had never heard of derivatives. Now these products of financial wizardry are the stuff of newspaper headlines, and the collapse of Barings has triggered vet more. What's ...

Bitget has launched a private beta for a new TradFi trading feature that lets crypto users access forex, gold, commodities and stock CFDs using USDT as collateral.

It has been a roller coaster ride in the derivatives world in 2025. We look back at some of the most notable events that have ...