financial overlay · shown, not summed
As of July 10, 2026
Derivatives
$25 trillion
held
The 'quadrillion-dollar derivatives market' is a NOTIONAL figure (~$700T, BIS) — a reference amount, not wealth. Gross market value is ~$25T; net of offsetting positions, ~$3T. Every contract is a zero-sum bet, so it nets to zero.
Value
$25T
current estimate
Share of Earth
—
of total global wealth
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held
how it is marked
In headline
No
context only — nets out
Derivatives over time
Value in US dollars (trillions), 2000-01 → present.
How it's valued
Gross market value of OTC + exchange-traded derivatives — context only.
Double-count treatment: Notional ≠ value. Net market value ~$3T; nets to zero — never added.