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2010-10-30
The Financial Derivatives in the Household Portfolio
Agnieszka Piekarzewska
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This article's aim is to describe and analyze financial derivative instruments available to an individual investor operating in the Polish financial market in times of economic slowdown caused by the financial crisis originating in the USA. Basic notions related to financial derivatives' market are presented here, with special emphasis placed on their derivatives' functions, and especially their hedging function (that is risk-minimizing function) of which an average individual investor is not always aware. Next, an overview of derivatives available in the Polish financial market is conducted, with emphasis on derivatives offered through the regulated market. Eventually, issues of lost of confidence towards financial markets and institutions operating in these markets are discussed and necessity of further continuing education of all participants of financial market is emphasized. (original abstract)Keywords:
Financial instruments, Derivatives, Financial markets, Individual investors, Portfolio securitiesMost read articles by the same author(s)
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Piekarzewska, A. (2010). The Financial Derivatives in the Household Portfolio. Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Bankowej W Poznaniu, 30(30). Retrieved from https://journals.wsb.poznan.pl/index.php/znwsb/article/view/1560