Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

When you negotiate services with a client or supplier, the process can take time and culminate in a contract that spells out the obligations and requirements of all signatories. If both parties ...

An options contract is a financial contract that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a specific quantity of an asset at a specific price on or before a specific date. A ...

What is a forward contract? A forward contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specified price on a predefined expiry date. Both parties have an obligation to fulfil ...