And the country is hoping to capitalise on that with a radical new financial product, a bond whose underlying asset is this forest.

该国希望通过一种激进的新金融产品，即以这片森林为基础资产的债券，来利用这一优势。

The problem is that the underlying assets of this company aren't performing great.

问题是这家公司的基础资产表现不佳。

Usually, these trusts trade close to their underlying asset values, which are based on " fair value" assessments provided by the private-equity funds.

通常，这些信托基金的交易价格接近其标的资产价值，而标的资产价值基于私募股权基金提供的“公允价值”评估。

A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on one or more underlying assets or indices, including forwards, futures, options, and swaps.

衍生工具是一种金融合同，其价值取决于一种或多种基础资产或指数包括远期、期货、期权和掉期。