derivatives

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The derivatives typically give investors leveraged long or short exposure to an underlying asset.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

“Everybody is bullish, but nobody is long,” said Ilia Bouchouev, who once ran derivatives trading for Koch Global Partners and is senior research fellow with the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Salespeople on Wall Street who convince their bosses that tickets are worth the price might get a few memorable hours to spend with their best clients for stock and derivatives trades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

These new perpetual futures, unlike traditional contracts, lack expiration dates and allow leverage, signaling Kalshi’s ambition to be a major derivatives exchange.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Hockett, also in his early thirties, had spent nine years selling and then trading derivatives for Deutsche Bank in Tokyo.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis