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In finance, a derivative is a contract between a buyer and a seller. The derivative can take various forms, depending on the transaction, but every derivative has the following four elements:
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| weather conditions | instance of | Agricultural and energy companies use derivatives to hedge risks | 0.80 | text |
| commodity price fluctuations | instance of | Agricultural and energy companies use derivatives to hedge risks | 0.80 | text |
| synthetic collateralized debt obligations | instance of | and variations of these | 0.80 | text |
| credit default swaps | instance of | and variations of these | 0.80 | text |
| the Chicago Mercantile Exchange | instance of | or on an exchange | 0.80 | text |
| while most insurance contracts have developed into a separate industry | instance of | or on an exchange | 0.80 | text |
| swaps that do not go through an exchange or other intermediary | instance of | derivatives | 0.80 | text |
| and exchange-traded derivatives | instance of | derivatives | 0.80 | text |
| swaps | instance of | Products | 0.80 | text |
| forward rate agreements | instance of | Products | 0.80 | text |
| exotic options | instance of | Products | 0.80 | text |
| interest rate | instance of | which lists a wide range of European products | 0.80 | text |
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