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das Derivat (-e)
   derivative (fin., biol., chem., etc.)

Der Derivatehandel kann bis in das 2. Jahrtausend v. Chr. im heutigen Bahrain und Indien sowie Mesopotamien zurückdatiert werden.
Trading in derivatives dates back to the 2nd century B.C. in what is today Bahrain, India and Mesoptamia.
Derivate des Ethans sind beispielsweise: Ethanol, Ethen, Ethin, Acetaldehyd (Ethanal) und Essigsäure (Ethansäure).
Derivatives of ethane include ethanol, ethene (ethylene), ethyne (acetylene), acetaldehyde (ethanal) and acetic acid (ethanoic acid).
Das Fehlen jeglichen Regelungsrahmens für OTC-Derivate war Mitursache der Finanzkrise und ihrer schweren Folgen.
The lack of any regulatory framework for OTC derivatives was a contributing cause of the financial crisis and its terrible consequences.

Related:
der Derivatemarkt derivative market
die Derivation derivation
derivativ (adj) derivative
derivieren (v.t.) to derive

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