The reason that derivatives are dangerous for the financial system, especially banks, is that it is fundamentally speculation with the use of borrowed money. During a financial crash a derivative may also crash demanding the banks pay out money which they don’t have on hand as an emergency fund. A chain reaction of bankruptcies can exist with many banks going under and if they are too big to fail then the taxpayer foots the bill and a depression is a realistic possibility.
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