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Derivative

A contract whose value is derived from something else, such as a stock, an index, a commodity or a currency. Options, futures and CFDs are derivatives.

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Risk warning. Wickwise is free education only — nothing here is financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell. Trading and investing involve risk: you can lose some or all of the money you invest. Leveraged products such as CFDs, futures and options carry a particularly high risk of fast losses; depending on the product, losses can even exceed the money you paid in.