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INTRODUCTIONTODERIVATIVES1:
Futures,Forwards,SwapsDifferencebetweenForwardsandFuturesCostofcarrySwaps
11/03/2026CopyrightLaurenceCopelandTopic8Page2/36DerivativesAderivativesecurityisafinancialassetthatderivesitsvaluefromanotherasset.Aderivativeisalsoknownasa‘contingentclaim’,becauseitsvalueiscontingentoncharacteristicsoftheunderlyingsecurity.
11/03/2026CopyrightLaurenceCopelandTopic8Page3/36UseofDerivatives Investorsusederivativecontractsinfourbasicstrategies: 1. Hedging. 2. Speculating. 3. Arbitrage. 4. Portfoliodiversification.
11/03/2026CopyrightLaurenceCopelandTopic8Page4/36FORWARDSAforwardcontractinvolvesthetransferofownershipofacommodity/security/portfolio/currencyetc.(theunderlyingasset)fromthesellerofthecontracttothebuyerofthecontractatafuturedate,atapricespecifiedinthecontractatthetimeitisdrawnup.
11/03/2026CopyrightLaurenceCopelandTopic8Page5/36Examplesofforwardcontracts?????? forwarddealsinforeigncurrency longtermcontractsforforwardpurchaseof rawmaterials(especiallyoil,gasetc) advancebookingofe.g.holiday,whereprice is“guaranteedfixed”
11/03/2026CopyrightLaurenceCopelandTopic8Page6/36ConventionsandJargonThedatespecifiedinthecontractisthesettlementormaturityordeliveryorredemptiondate.Wherethecontractisfor“immediate”delivery,thetransactionissaidtobespot.Spotdealsareforwardswhosedeliverydateisimmediate.i.e.spottransactionsareforwarddealswheretheredemptiondateisimmediate.Thepartycontractingtobuy(sellordeliver)theunderlyingissaidtohavealong(short)position.Notethatinthecaseofforwardsoncurrencies,eachpartyislongthecurrencybeingboughtandshortthecurrencybeingdelivered.Usually,nomoneychangeshandswhencontractissigned.i.e.