The financial crisis of 2008 inspired this book. It is thus, on that account, about derivatives. For derivatives not only motivated the 2008 crisis, they are instrumental in transforming the character of crisis itself. More in a moment about the dimensions of contemporary crises: for now simply note that the crisis speaks that finance is replacing production as the dynamic of capitalism. Not everyone thinks so, either that derivatives animated the crisis or that crisis itself represents something new owing to the ascension of circulatory capitalism. That is, capitalism with derivatives as ushering in a turning in the character of capital itself which, as it makes this truth our reality, tells us that we need to construct a better theory of financial capital. This project entails a more socially informed playbook—beginning with the construction of an articulate social theory—for grasping the derivative, its markets, and the agency of those who drive it. We need this heightened sociality as a condition ofselfunderstanding the economy of the present and its politics. That is the message of the crisis;

2008年的金融危机启发了这本书。因此，基于这个原因，它是关于衍生品的。因为衍生品不仅引发了2008年的危机，而且有助于改变危机本身的性质。更多关于当代危机的层面：现在只需注意，危机表明，金融正在取代生产，成为资本主义的动力。并不是所有人都这么认为，无论是衍生品推动了危机，还是危机本身代表了循环资本主义的提升带来的新事物。也就是说，以衍生工具为代表的资本主义，使资本本身的性质发生了转变，这一点使我们认识到，我们需要构建一个更好的金融资本理论。这个项目需要一个更加社会化的剧本，从构建一个清晰明了的社会理论开始，以掌握衍生产品、其市场和驱动它的人的代理。我们需要这种高度的社会性，以此作为自我了解当前经济和政治的条件。这就是危机的信息；