derivative
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After reaching the liver, sorbitol can be converted into a derivative of fructose.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Yet buying portfolio protection through put options on the S&P 500 — derivative contracts that increase in value when the index falls — has been getting cheaper.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
“It got copied by everyone. He knew we had to do something new, that wasn’t derivative but more eclectic.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The company noted it converted its previously disclosed derivative position related to eBay into a direct equity investments during the quarter, resulting in a decrease in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
L’Hôpital’s rule states that the value of the fraction was equal to the derivative of the top expression divided by the derivative of the bottom expression.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Van Dyke has pleaded not guilty and is challenging the government’s claim that antifraud laws written for financial derivatives apply to prediction markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“The market has become notably more fragile,” strategists at UBS, led by Maxwell Grinacoff, head of U.S. equity derivatives research, wrote in a recent note.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Using financial tools such as debt and derivatives, these ETFs enabled ant investors to double their bets on Samsung and SK Hynix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The bank’s global equity derivatives strategy team led by Stefano Pascale noted that option markets suggest “a divergence of downside opinions” for traders of stocks and bonds.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
He suspected, not unreasonably, that he might be the only person in Berkeley looking for arbitrage opportunities in the market for credit derivatives.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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