Originally Posted by Monk
The main driver involves over a quadrillion dollars of unregulated derivatives.

Source?

Based on this source, I'd say you're just a bit off. Quadrillion is a big number. It appears there isn't anywhere close to a quadrillion dollars totally, let alone if you limit it to "unregulated derivitives".

The stock of all debt and equity across the globe increased by 5% in 2010 to $212 trillion, surpassing its previous peak in 2007, according to McKinsey Global Institute.