Futures contract
Agreement to buy or sell a set number of shares of a specific stock in a designated future month at a price agreed upon today by the buyer and seller. The contracts themselves are often traded on the futures market. A futures contract differs from an option because an option is the right to buy or sell, whereas a futures contract is the promise to actually make a transaction. A future is part of a class of securities called derivatives, so named because such securities derive their value from the worth of an underlying investment. | ||||
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Futures contract Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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futures contract
Noun
1. an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity or financial instrument at a particular price on a stipulated future date; the contract can be sold before the settlement date
(hypernym) derivative instrument, derivative
(hyponym) stock-index futures
Noun
1. an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity or financial instrument at a particular price on a stipulated future date; the contract can be sold before the settlement date
(hypernym) derivative instrument, derivative
(hyponym) stock-index futures
Futures contract Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| European Central Bank Glossary |
futures contract
A contract to buy or sell securities or a commodity at a predetermined price on a specified future date.
A contract to buy or sell securities or a commodity at a predetermined price on a specified future date.
| Raynet Business & Marketing Glossary |
Futures Contract
an agreement to buy or sell a set amount of an investment instrument or commodity at a certain price by a certain date. Unlike options trading, in which investors have a choice whether to exercise their options, both buyers and sellers of futures are required to fulfill their part of the contract (unless one of them sells their contracts to another investor).
an agreement to buy or sell a set amount of an investment instrument or commodity at a certain price by a certain date. Unlike options trading, in which investors have a choice whether to exercise their options, both buyers and sellers of futures are required to fulfill their part of the contract (unless one of them sells their contracts to another investor).
| A Guide to Futures and Options Market Terminology : English-English |
Futures contract
A standardized and binding agreement to buy or sell a predetermined quantity and quality of a specified commodity at a future date. Standardization of the contracts enhances their transferability. Futures contracts can be traded only by auction on exchanges registered with the CFTC.
A standardized and binding agreement to buy or sell a predetermined quantity and quality of a specified commodity at a future date. Standardization of the contracts enhances their transferability. Futures contracts can be traded only by auction on exchanges registered with the CFTC.
Futures contract Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Futures Contract
A contract for the future delivery of a specified commodity, currency or security on a specific date at a rate determined in the present.
A contract for the future delivery of a specified commodity, currency or security on a specific date at a rate determined in the present.
Futures contract Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Futures contract
In finance, a futures contract is a standardized contract, traded on a futures exchange, to buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future, at a specified price. The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement date. The pre-set price is called the futures price. The price of the underlying asset on the delivery date is called the settlement price.
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