The derivative has become one of the financial world's most important risk-management tools. Over the past two decades, derivatives have evolved from relatively straightforward deals to highly complex ...

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Financial instruments are becoming increasingly complicated, and a new survey of CPA financial executives by the AICPA found concern about the valuation of instruments such as derivatives, with fears ...