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Are derivatives dangerous? A literature survey

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  • Gunther Capelle-Blancard

    (CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

Since the 1970s, the financial system has undergone deep structural changes. Innovation has been a key driver of these changes and most economists acknowledge that the impact has been positive overall. However, each time a financial crisis arises, the debate is on. Derivatives especially, which are among the major innovations in the past thirty years, cause deep concerns. In this paper, we propose a survey of the academic literature that has addressed the threats posed by derivatives. An initial issue is the impact of derivatives on the volatility of the underlying assets, but empirical findings do not suggest any significant effect. The recent literature on the dangers of derivatives is more concerned by systemic risks. Several studies suggest that the sophistication of the products and the concentration of risks are potential sources of instability because of the increasing uncertainty, the repeated occurrence of extreme losses, and finally the greater possibility of global crisis. Among the solutions that have been proposed to mitigate risk, beyond strengthening internal control, putting clearinghouses into general use and limiting naked-transactions seem to be the most promising avenues.

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  • Gunther Capelle-Blancard, 2010. "Are derivatives dangerous? A literature survey," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) halshs-00608097, HAL.
  • Handle: RePEc:hal:cesptp:halshs-00608097
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    1. Gunther Capelle-Blancard, 2003. "Marchés dérivés et trading de volatilité," Revue économique, Presses de Sciences-Po, vol. 54(3), pages 663-673.
    2. Robert Jarrow, 2017. "Derivatives," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: THE ECONOMIC FOUNDATIONS OF RISK MANAGEMENT Theory, Practice, and Applications, chapter 3, pages 19-28, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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    2. Lannoo, Karel & Thomadakis, Apostolos, 2020. "Derivatives in Sustainable Finance," ECMI Papers 29791, Centre for European Policy Studies.
    3. Gunther Capelle-Blancard & Dramane Coulibaly, 2011. "Index trading and agricultural commodity prices: A panel Granger causality analysis," International Economics, CEPII research center, issue 126-127, pages 51-71.
    4. Mohamed Rochdi Keffala, 2017. "Are Derivatives Implicated in the Recent Financial Crisis? Evidence from Banks in Emerging Countries," Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies (RPBFMP), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 20(01), pages 1-41, March.
    5. Philip W. S. Newall & Leonardo Weiss-Cohen, 2022. "The Gamblification of Investing: How a New Generation of Investors Is Being Born to Lose," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-10, April.

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    Keywords

    Derivatives; forwards; futures; options; financial innovation; speculation; OTC markets; financial instability; Marchés dérivés; contrats à terme; innovation financière; spéculation déstabilisante; marchés de gré à gré; instabilité financière;
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    JEL classification:

    • A1 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics
    • D8 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty
    • G1 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets

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