Mike Shell : The funny thing is: What we found, is fundamental metrics, like I said before, are things that are derivative of price.

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For example, a farmer here in Iowa who's worried about the price of corn could buy a derivative that increases in value when the price of corn falls, so regardless of what happens with his crop, he has a chance to break even.

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Financial Regulations must include price discovery and transparency for all types of Derivative Contracts.

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Bringing complicated derivative exchanges out of the shadows would enhance market-price transparency, and increased collateral requirements would reduce the risk of investors and banks being wiped out by mistaken trades that allegedly threaten the financial system.

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But the rest of the alleged debt, which relates derivative products called Contracts for Difference (CFDs) used to bet on the price of bank shares, is disputed.

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CatEputs (short for Catastrophe Equity Put Option) are derivative contracts that give the insured the right to sell new shares at a fixed price, which the investor promises to buy in the event of a catastrophe.

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