Because a derivative's price is closely tied to that of the underlying asset, derivatives make good hedging vehicles, says Zhiwei Ren, managing director and portfolio manager at Penn Mutual Asset ...

One of the most common methods of hedging is via derivatives. The derivatives such as options, swaps, futures and forward contracts, invariably move in the same direction as the underlying asset.

Understand how derivatives work in wealth management, with simple examples and strategies financial advisors can use to ...

Q: Why do fund managers use derivatives? SH: Hedging is traditionally the largest use of derivatives in the mutual fund space, and there are more mutual funds coming out that integrate derivatives ...

Derivatives exchange Cboe Global Markets beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Friday, as looming economic ...

A growing portion of North American institutional investors are using listed and highly liquid equity derivatives for hedging and investing purposes, according to new research from Greenwich ...

For example, some investors are hedging against losses in hard-hit commodities-related equities while others are attempting to lock in gains from high-flying technology stocks such as Facebook Inc ...