Can someone explain what a derivative is?

>>1471271
Basically anything based on the performance of another asset. A short for a stock is one example of a derivative.

Also use google you tool

>>1471271
gambling on stock/commodity prices
it's the rare concept that actually made less sense to me the more I learned about it

Slope of the tangent line of a function at a point.

>>1472472
Once you understand how contango affects expected value, you'll know you have a lot to learn.

>>1472482

no a financibal derivative not the maths one

>>1472472

but what does that mean?