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2008/5/22 [Industry/Startup] UID:50030 Activity:nil
5/21    Can someone explain options, futures, and derivatives in
        a few paragraphs?                       -stock market dumb
                                                 \_ if you cant figure this
                                                    out or figure out enough
                                                    to ask a more specific
                                                    question, you are "dumb"
                                                    not "stock market dumb".
                                                    or lazy.
        \_ No. Economics is hard. Figure out what day it is first.
        \_ My understanding of these terms is as follows:
           1. Option - a contract that gives you the right to buy a
              particular quantity of a particular thing at a particular
              price at a particular time in the future. You have the
              "option" to buy the thing, but you aren't required to
              buy it.
           2. Future - a contract that requires you to buy a particular
              quantity of a particular thing at a particular price at
              a particular time in the future.  You have to buy the thing
              at the price no matter what.
           3. Derivatives - options, futures, &c. are generally called
              derivatives b/c their pricing is derived from the fair
              market value of the thing that they cover.
           Wikipedia has a decent discussion of these terms if you are
           interested.
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