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Chapter 12 Financial Derivatives
Chapter Objectives
By the end of this chapter, students should be able to:
- Define financial derivative and explain the economic functions that financial derivatives fulfill.
- Define and describe the four major types of derivatives: forwards, futures, options, and swaps.
- Explain the economic functions of hedging and speculating.