FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Financial derivatives
Select one:
A. are only used by foreign currency traders to speculate on currency fluctuations.
B. are generally legal contracts or exchange traded securities that are designed to transfer risk for a price.
C. generally involve three parties.
D. Both B and C are true.
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