... derivatives’ notional/contract amounts.cBefore including GAO estimates for foreign exchange forwards and over-the-counter options.Table 5NOTIONAL/CONTRACT AMOUNTS FOR DERIVATIVES WORLDWIDE BY INDIVIDUAL ... more formidable competitors for banks. Advances in information and data processing tech-nology have enabled nonbank competitors to originateloans, transform these into marketable securities, and ... 1993Percentage Increasefrom 1990 to 1993ForwardsForward rate agreements 1,156 1,533 1,807 2,522Foreign exchange forwardsa3,277 4,531 5,510 6,232Total forwards 4,433 6,064 7,317 8,754 35 97FuturesInterest...