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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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Key Financial Developments Since the Wallis Inquiry | Submission to the Financial System Inquiry – March 2014 | Financial Sector |…

1 Mar 2014 Submissions
Market participants have increasingly used instruments, including derivatives and structured finance products, to deconstruct risk events into their constituent elements and repackage them in a variety of ways; this process is ... For instance, the rapid
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/financial-system-inquiry-2014-03/financial-developments-since-wallis-inquiry.html

Submission to the Financial System Inquiry - 6 September 1996 (Published as Occasional Paper No. 14)

25 Jul 2013 Submissions PDF 604KB
Whileintermediaries have lost market share on that measure, they have led the way in thetrading of financial instruments, particularly public sector securities, foreign exchangeand derivatives. ... Banks are responsible for almost 90 per cent of foreign
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/financial-system-inquiry-1996/pdf/financial-system-inquiry-1996.pdf

Appendix D: International Framework of Bank Supervision | Submission to the Financial System Inquiry – 6 September 1996 | Financial Sector…

6 Sep 1996 Submissions
The Basle Committee over its twenty-year history has produced work on most aspects of banking supervision – restrictions on concentrations of risk/large exposures, liquidity management, risk management systems for derivatives,
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/financial-system-inquiry-1996/appendix-d.html

The Impact of Hedge Funds on Financial Markets

23 Feb 2001 Submissions PDF 55KB
encouraging the development of more accurate measures of exposures resulting fromtrading and derivatives transactions;. • ... Economic leverage can be obtained through the use of repurchase agreements, shortpositions, and derivatives contracts.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/inquiry-international-financial-markets-effects-on-govt-policy/pdf/impact-hedge-funds-on-financial-markets-1999.pdf

Appendix 2: Leverage and Financial Markets | Hedge Funds, Financial Stability and Market Integrity – March 1999 | Financial Sector |…

1 Mar 1999 Submissions
There are three general ways in which this can be done: transactions in the foreign exchange market, undertaking repos, and the purchase and sale of derivatives (such as options). ... Up-front margins also need to be paid on other derivatives contracts.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/hedge-funds-financial-stability-and-market-integrity/appendix-2.html

Supplementary Submission to the Financial System Inquiry August 2014

26 Aug 2014 Submissions PDF 339KB
Financial System Inquiry
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/financial-system-inquiry-2014-08/pdf/financial-system-inquiry-2014-08.pdf

Background: Financial System Trends | Submission to the Financial System Inquiry – 6 September 1996 | Financial Sector | Submissions

6 Sep 1996 Submissions
Banks are responsible for almost 90 per cent of foreign exchange dealing and around 80 per cent of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives ( Table 1). ... In professional markets there has been a sharp expansion in the use of derivatives products for
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/financial-system-inquiry-1996/background-financial-system-trends.html

Competition, Efficiency and Innovation in Banking | Submission to the Financial System Inquiry – March 2014 | Financial Sector | Submissions

1 Mar 2014 Submissions
their holdings of liquid assets, and gains or losses on derivatives (RBA 2010, pp 20–21).
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/financial-system-inquiry-2014-03/competition-efficiency-and-innovation.html

International Comparisons of Bank Margins - August 1994

18 Jun 2004 Submissions PDF 166KB
securities and derivatives.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/international-comparisons-of-bank-margins/pdf/international-comparisons-of-bank-margins.pdf

Submission to the Inquiry into the Post-Global Financial Crisis Banking Sector (May 2012)

1 Jun 2012 Submissions PDF 1243KB
Senate Economics References Committee
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/inquiry-post-gfc-banking-sector-2012/pdf/inquiry-post-gfc-banking-sector-2012.pdf