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Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021
Marketwise, LLC |
Derivative [Line Items] |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) | As of June 30, 2021, there are embedded derivative instruments outstanding. The following table presents information on the location and amounts of derivative instruments gains and losses:
|  |  |  |  |  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments |  | Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income Statement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Phantom Interests in Net Income |  | Other income, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 394 |  |  | $ | (1,124) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (997) |
Phantom Interests in Net Income |  | General and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,388 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,388 |  |  | — |
Option |  | General and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (662) |  |  | — |  |  | (662) |  |  | — |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,120 |  |  | $ | (1,124) |  |  | $ | 1,726 |  |  | $ | (997) |
The following table presents information on the location and amounts of derivative instruments gains and losses:
|  |  |  | Year Ended December 31, |  |
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments |  | Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income Statement |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  |  |  |
Phantom Interests in Net Income |  | Other income, net |  | $ | (3,069) |  |  | $ | (478) |  |  | $ | (217) |  |  |  |  |

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