In the past hundreds of years, companies and wealthy derived the asset values of other sources only to invest and mange their risks. They exist for everything from sugar, rice and wheat to the price of gold or the level of rainfall. Spread betting and CFD (Contracts for Difference) are intense relatives of the most derivatives. These retail derivatives make international markets accessible to normal investors and can reduce their tax liabilities for spread betting.
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