Determining the Financial Performance of Stock Market in India (With Special Reference to Derivatives)

Abstract

The innovative practices always persuade concerned people, whereas ideas and innovation become the hallmark of progress. Even the Stock market is also not exempted from this, whereas financial derivatives have given the drastic change in the growth of the financial market. The major reason behind introducing derivatives is for minimizing or eliminating price risk through hedging. The Derivatives market has shown tremendous growth in recent years and has become multi-trillion dollar market. Marked with the ability to partially and fully transfer the risk by locking in asset prices, derivatives gain popularity among investors.