The Following Is NOT a Feature of Current Derivatives Markets

question 2

Multiple Choice

The following is NOT a feature of current derivatives markets:

• A) there is a huge variety in the number and type of derivatives contracts that are traded
• B) the derivatives markets are now global and measured in trillions of dollars
• C) commodity derivatives have emerged as the most popular kind of derivatives traded in the new millennium
• D) colleges and universities now offer many kinds of derivative courses
• E) Wall Street firms hire graduate degree holders in finance and quantitative methods for designing and trading derivatives

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Definitions:

Thrombin

An enzyme in blood plasma that causes the clotting of blood by converting fibrinogen to fibrin.

Systole

Contractile phase of the cardiac cycle.

Diastole

Relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle.

Cardiac Cycle

The sequence of events that occurs in the heart during one heartbeat, including contraction (systole) and relaxation (diastole) of the atria and ventricles.