A lot of people reaction to understanding what derivatives are are also to try and make them go away. Thinking derivatives are legalized gambling, and being against gambling entirely, doesn't require a lack of understanding of derivatives to be against them.
> thinking derivatives are legalized gambling, and being against gambling entirely, doesn't require a lack of understanding of derivatives to be against them
No, but anyone who has even an introductory knowledge of them will know of the Onion Futures Act, which banned "the trading of futures contracts on onions" to predictable (albeit long term) effects.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion_Futures_Act#cite_note-fo...