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Financial derivatives are basically contracts between two different parties. The contracts say that the value of the derivative will be determined by changes to other variables. These variables can be a number of things, including financial products such as equities and bonds and physical products like commodities, as well as other things which are difficult to predict - like the weather or the lifespan of a population.

Derivatives are often used as insurance and protect against risk. As an example of this, Credit Default Swaps (CDS) specify that if a loan defaults, the holder of the CDS will still get compensated.

Futures contracts were the earliest form of derivatives. Futures contracts were created so that people who purchased certain goods could have an element of control over the price in the future. As an example, farmers selling wheat could enter into a contract with the people who purchased the wheat to agree that in three months, they would be able to sell wheat at an established price. By doing so, they protect themselves against any risk of a drop in the wheat price during those three months.

Other forms of derivatives that you may need to deal with in a derivatives career include swaps and options.

Swaps are a simple exchange of one type of product for another. One of the most common is currency swaps, where loans and/or the interest payments on loans are swapped from one currency into a different one.

Options are contracts which let one party buy or sell assets to another at a set cost at a defined point in the future. Unlike futures contracts, there are no obligations to invoke an options contract. Using the same example, a buyer of wheat would have the right to purchase three tons of wheat at the established price if it makes sense to him financially, but is not required to do so if it doesn't. Anyone who holds an option must pay for the privilege.

The two types of options mentioned above are different. Options which give the holder the right to buy something are "call options." Options which give the holder the right to sell something are "put options."

Simple derivatives are usually traded on exchanges. Complex derivatives have historically been traded over the counter (OTC) between the two parties involved in the contract. This is changing, however, as governments look to create transparency in the derivatives market.

Leading up to the 2008 financial crisis, derivative products grew increasingly complex and proliferated with products such as collateralized debt obligations and synthetic derivatives (derivatives based upon derivatives). As a result, many people lay blame for the crisis on derivatives products and the wrong impression that risk was no longer an issue.

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Senior Market Risk Manager Prop Trading with Fixed Income Rates Halliwell Search LLC to $1.0 million New York City, NY 17 May 13

Large US Hedge Fund in Manhattan, approximately 30 Billion AUM is looking to hire a Senior Rates Prop trading ...

Leading Hedge Fund seeks Director level Quant Analyst for FO Desk Not Disclosed $160000 - $200000 per annum Chicago, IL 17 May 13

Prior commodities experience is a must. PhD preferred. Chicago based candidates will be given priority.

Director-Interest Rates/Derivatives Quantitative-Model Validation - Market Risk - New York Analytic Recruiting Inc. Competitive comp New York City, NY 17 May 13

Major financial firm in NYC is looking for PhD-level quant modelers with extensive experience in developing an...

Business Analyst - Exchange Traded Derivatives GMS Advisors up to 160k + bonus New York City, NY 17 May 13

Business Analyst - Exchange Traded Derivatives

US Equity Index Exotics Trader - New York Selby Jennings Highly Competitive New York City, NY 17 May 13

Trading, Equity, Exotics, Structured Products, Index, New York City, USA, Highly Competitive

C++ Fixed Income and Risk Analytics Trading Systems Developer Halliwell Search LLC Negotiable New York City, NY 17 May 13

Senior Fixed Income Analytic Development position, Global Investment Bank, Credit Flow Trade Desk. C++/Lin...

FX Quality Assurance (QA) Tester Job Bloomberg Negotiable Manhattan, NY 17 May 13

FX Quality Assurance (QA) Tester

Batch Development Manager UBS AG - Investment Bank BOE Stamford, CT 16 May 13

The role is a Global Batch Development Manager with responsibilities as a Client Relationship Manager communi...

Quant Developer IJC Partners, LLC. Base plus Bonus Greenwich, CT 16 May 13

Dynamic Financial Firm is looking for a Quant Developer to work on their Trading Systems

NYC Front Office CVA Quant | Investment Bank Selby Jennings $140000 - $175000 per annum New York City, NY 16 May 13

CVA, quant, trading, C++, front office, develop, design, build, implement, stochastic, PDE, numerical, volatil...

Senior Market Analyst - Commodities & Futures Michael Page International - US Base + Bonus Atlanta, GA 15 May 13

Our client is looking for a Senior Market Analyst to help with supervision for their futures market.

Derivatives Analyst Brandywine Global Investment Management Competitive Philadelphia, PA 15 May 13

The Derivatives Analyst provides support to the Derivatives team through timely and accurate administration, t...

Managing Director- Counterparty Product Management Tuttle agency 200,000- 230,000 plus bonus New York, NY, 10017 15 May 13

Our client is an international financial services technology firm that works in the data, pricing and trade pr...

Client Service - Implementation and Onboarding - OTC Derivatives Tuttle agency 75,000 - 90,000 New York City, NY 15 May 13

Position Summary The Onboarding team is responsible for supporting clients with the adoption of our services...

Financial Engineer Focus Capital Markets 100,000-150,000 New York City, NY 15 May 13

Focus Capital is excited to announce we have multiple openings for Financial Engineers to build mortgage pre...

C++ developers: learn portfolio Analytics Focus Capital Markets 150,000 New York City, NY 15 May 13

Our Portfolio Analytic team is building a world class system for risk management across a wide range of asset...

Mananging Director Focus Capital Markets 200,000 plus bonus New York City, NY 15 May 13

Integrate asset models across all our business units

Business Analyst - Market Risk Not Disclosed competitive New York City, NY 15 May 13

Our client is a global bank looking to add an AVP level Market Risk Business Analyst to their New York City of...

OTC Derivatives Sales Specialist, Valuation Services Job Bloomberg Negotiable Manhattan, NY 14 May 13

OTC Derivatives Sales Specialist

C/C++ Consultant – Fixed Income Analytics (12 months+) Futures Group IT, LLC $700-$800+ per day New York City, NY 14 May 13

Financial Technology Firm seeks C/C++ Consultant for a 12 month + engagement with the leading Fixed Income tra...

COLLATERAL MGMT SPECIALIST/ANALYST - GLOBAL MIDDLE OFFICE Union Bank DOE Los Angeles, CA 14 May 13

The Collateral/MGMT Analyst oversees the daily Collateral process for all products supported by Global Middle ...

Rates Derivatives Quant/Data Modeler (C++) (PhD) - Pricing Models - NY Analytic Recruiting Inc. Competitive comp New York City, NY 14 May 13

New York based Financial Firm is looking for an Interest Rate Derivatives (PhD) Modeler to join their Derivati...

OTC Derivatives Technology Lead - Systems Analyst- Washington, DC Analytic Recruiting Inc. Competitive comp Washington, D. C., DC 14 May 13

A Washington DC Based Investment Management firm is looking for an experienced OTC Derivatives Technology & Va...

Experienced C++ Architect Futures Group IT, LLC 200-250K total compensation New York City, NY 13 May 13

Financial Technology firm is looking for a hands-on senior systems architect to develop and provide technical ...

Tools Developer - Test Automation Futures Group IT, LLC $125k-$160k base plus bonus New York City, NY 13 May 13

Tools Developer for Test Automation sought to build a custom test automation framework/lab for a new strategic...

Vice President: Java Trading Technology(Java, J2EE, JavaScript) Huxley Associates Negotiable Boston, MA 13 May 13

Exciting and intellectually challenging opportunity to join a cutting edge Java technology team on highly util...

Exotic Rates Derivatives Quant – Front Office – Entry Level – Associate to AVP – Leading U.S. Investment Bank – Derivatives Pricing – New York, USA GQR Global Markets Competitive Salary + Bonus (DOE) New York City, NY 13 May 13

A global U.S. Investment Bank is proactively seeking an Associate – AVP candidate to join there Exotic Rates D...

Exotic Rates Derivatives Quant – Front Office – Entry Level – Associate to AVP – Leading U.S. Investment Bank – Derivatives Pricing GQR Global Markets Competitive Salary + Bonus (DOE) New York City, NY 13 May 13

A global U.S. Investment Bank is proactively seeking an Associate – AVP candidate to join there Exotic Rates D...

Sales - Senior Director - Energy CME Group Not Specified Houston, TX 10 May 13

Description As part of the CME Group Client Development and Sales (CD&S) Team, the Senior Director – Commerc...

Sales - Senior Director - Commercials/Corporates CME Group Not Specified New York City, NY 10 May 13

Description As part of the CME Group Client Development and Sales (CD&S) Team, the Senior Director – Commer...

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