as in derivations
something that naturally develops or is developed from something else
the whole field of industrial robots is a derivative of technology developed for the space program
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Recent Examples of derivatives
For example, a derivatives contract might center around whether a magnitude 8 earthquake will take place in Los Angeles County before January 1, 2027.
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Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
The merger created what was, at the time, the world’s largest derivatives market.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Much of that blame was leveled by critics who accused Greenspan of keeping interest rates too low and encouraging the housing bubble and failing to recognize the risks of certain financial derivatives that perpetuated the 2008 financial crisis.
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Harry Kraemer,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Leveraged ETFs use derivatives to give investors two-times, sometimes even three-times, exposure to a stock or a sector.
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Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
Bad derivatives bets helped sink insurance giant American International Group, which required a $180 billion taxpayer bailout.
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Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
The war in Iran has pushed up the price of crude oil and derivatives like gasoline, diesel and jet fuel — all of which have been making headlines for months.
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Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
16 June 2026
When traders buy calls, market makers on the other side of the trade hedge their risk by purchasing shares equivalent to their derivatives exposure.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
And derivatives contracts can trade with virtually any underlying asset.
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Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 June 2026
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
The merger created what was, at the time, the world’s largest derivatives market.
—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Much of that blame was leveled by critics who accused Greenspan of keeping interest rates too low and encouraging the housing bubble and failing to recognize the risks of certain financial derivatives that perpetuated the 2008 financial crisis.
—
Harry Kraemer,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Leveraged ETFs use derivatives to give investors two-times, sometimes even three-times, exposure to a stock or a sector.
—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
Bad derivatives bets helped sink insurance giant American International Group, which required a $180 billion taxpayer bailout.
—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
The war in Iran has pushed up the price of crude oil and derivatives like gasoline, diesel and jet fuel — all of which have been making headlines for months.
—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
16 June 2026
When traders buy calls, market makers on the other side of the trade hedge their risk by purchasing shares equivalent to their derivatives exposure.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
And derivatives contracts can trade with virtually any underlying asset.
—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for derivatives
derivations
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And woven into every page and at each chapter heading are gorgeous language derivations.
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Large Language Models often struggle with precise derivations and calculations in theoretical physics, sometimes exhibiting inconsistent reasoning.
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“Derivatives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derivatives. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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