In the article have been considered peculiarities of derivatives usage by non-financial organizations in order to determine those aspects that require special attention from management in the process of making and implementing managerial decisions in this area. Among such peculiarities have been proposed the following issues: legislative regulation; the ratio of hedging and speculative operations as the main purposes of derivatives usage; contradictory practice of application in order to hedge risks; increased risk, related to derivatives; the ratio of price and value of derivatives; the role of physical movement of goods in strategies of derivatives usage; hedge accounting application; tax consequences of derivatives usage. For each of the proposed peculiarities have been proposed managerial aspects, which are relevant in the context of making and implementing management decisions. Such systematization of the peculiarities of derivatives usage will allow the management of non-financial organizations to better understand the details of the operations carried out, as well as to allocate managerial resources in the process of managing derivatives more efficiently.