Home      Login


Derivatives’ Risks and Risk Management: Part 1—Risks Relating to Derivative Instruments  


Author:  Matthew Kluchenek, J.D., LL.M..


Source: Volume 23, Number 04, March/April 2010 , pp.19-35(17)




Journal of Taxation and Regulation of Financial Institutions

< previous article |next article > |return to table of contents

Abstract: 

Derivatives, like all types of financial products, inherently encapsulate some elements of risk, and it is incumbent on financial institutions to understand the nature of those risks—and to do what is possible to minimize the potential downside. Part 1 of this two-part article identifies and discusses several major risks that grow out of or relate to derivatives’ instruments, as distinct from the organizational risks that also may arise, and suggests what firms can do to mitigate these “instrumental” risks.

Keywords: 

Affiliations:  1: Henderson & Lyman.

Subscribers click here to open full text in PDF.
Non-subscribers click here to purchase this article. $30

< previous article |next article > |return to table of contents