Derivatives are financial products that derive their value from the price of an underlying asset. Derivatives are often used by traders as a device to speculate on the future price movements of an ...

The European Securities and Markets Authority has requested clarity on the definition to ensure consistent application across member states. Following industry lobbying, the European Securities and ...

Supra-national regulator the European Securities and Market Authority has written to the European Commission to ask for a single Europe-wide definition of a derivative or derivative contract.

NORWALK, Conn. (CBS.MW) -- The nation's independent accounting standards overseer on Wednesday said it would propose a change in the definition of a derivative. The proposal by the Financial ...

A derivative is a financial contract whose value is “derived” from another security, such as a stock, bond, commodity, currency or a market index. The most common types of derivatives are options, ...

Market participants have advised Europe’s securities watchdog to keep the specifications for deciding which OTC derivatives can be cleared as broad as possible to avoid circumvention of new ...

European companies have been struggling to implement EMIR, which requires them to report all derivative contracts from February 12, amid widespread confusion and culminating in the European Securities ...

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has sent a letter to the European Commission asking for clarification of the definition of a derivative or derivative contracts under the European ...