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RBA Glossary definition for derivative
derivative – A financial contract whose value is based on, or derived from, another financial instrument (such as a bond or share) or a market index (such as the Share Price Index). Examples of derivatives include futures, forwards, swaps and options.
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The Australian Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Markets
10 Jun 2005
Bulletin
– June 2005
According to the most recent Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Triennial Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity,. ... The Australian foreign exchange derivatives market continued to become more integrated with global financial
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2005/jun/1.html
OTC Derivatives Reform: Netting and Networks | Conference – 2013
19 Aug 2013
Conferences
Using data on OTC derivative positions across products, sourced from the Bank for International Settlements, the authors demonstrate that the central clearing of credit derivatives alone would be unlikely to satisfy ... In the mixed clearing case, we
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2013/heath-kelly-manning.html
Non-dealer Clearing of Over-the-counter Derivatives
20 Mar 2014
Bulletin
– March 2014
In 2009, the G20 leaders agreed that all standardised over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives should be cleared through central counterparties (CCPs). Accordingly, an increasing proportion of OTC derivatives are now centrally cleared, particularly where
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2014/mar/9.html
Bulletin
18 Apr 2024
Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
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Developments in Foreign Exchange and Over-the-counter Derivatives Markets
16 Mar 2023
Bulletin
– March 2023
This article discusses the key results from the 2022 Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Over-the-counter Derivatives Markets.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2023/mar/developments-in-foreign-exchange-and-over-the-counter-derivatives-markets.html
Discussion on OTC Derivatives Reform: Netting and Networks | Conference – 2013
19 Aug 2013
Conferences
But, to the extent that they are entering derivative contracts they are de facto levered. ... Second, how well does the model generalise to the case of many derivatives rather than just two as assumed?
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2013/heath-kelly-manning-disc.html
Supervision of Banks’ Derivative Activities
28 Feb 2003
Bulletin
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More exotic forms of derivatives aregenerally combinations or variations of theforms described above. ... Here the debate is not so muchone of whether derivatives are risky in theirown right, but whether a financial system inwhich derivative growth has
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1993/aug/pdf/bu-0893-2.pdf
Derivatives – Bank Activities and Supervisory Responses
2 Jun 2003
Bulletin
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First, it looksbriefly at the functions of derivatives and therisks associated with them. ... Improved Information on Banks’Derivative Activities. Because derivatives markets have developedso rapidly and are not well covered bytraditional statistics,
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1995/may/pdf/bu-0595-1.pdf
Australian Banks’ Activities in Derivatives Markets: Products and Risk-Management Practices
5 Feb 2003
Bulletin
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Derivatives Activities –Structure, Size and Natureof the Market. StructureInstitutions involved in derivative activities. ... Banking Supervision released guidelines for‘best practice’ in managing the risks associatedwith derivatives.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1994/sep/pdf/bu-0994-1.pdf
Explaining Global Market Turmoil: A Fresh Perspective on its Origins and Nature | Conference – 1999
9 Aug 1999
Conferences
US. Finally, in the case of derivatives, matters are definitionally so complex that, when trouble comes, model uncertainty is maximised and pandemonium ensues. ... The kind of securities required were quite abstract (‘state-dependent contracts’), and
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1999/brock.html