The diagram below represents two photographs of the Moon, A and B, taken at full moon phase several months apart. The photographs. were taken using the same magnification. Each photograph was cut. in half and the halves placed next to each other. A) The phases of the Moon changed. B) The Moon expanded.
The Basel accords are a series of recommendations on banking laws and regulations issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BSBS). The name for the accords is derived from Basel, Switzerland, where the committee that maintains the accords meets.
In finance, a derivative is a contract that derives its value from the performance of an underlying entity. This underlying entity can be an asset, index, or interest rate, and is often called the underlying. Credit derivative products can take many forms, such as credit default swaps, credit linked notes and total return swaps. 2  Derivative: A financial contract whose value is derived from the performance of assets, interest rates, currency exchange rates, or indexes.