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Futures Contracts - Profitable Investment Alternatives?
With the growing popularity of futures trading, more and more people are jumping into this interesting form of investing.

 


Futures contract multiple
A constant, set by an exchange, which when multiplied by the futures price gives the dollar value of a security index futures contract.

Futures Contract
A contract traded on a futures exchange which requires the delivery of a specified quality and quantity of a commodity, currency or financial instruments a specified future month, if not liquidated before the contract matures.

Futures Contract
See Futures.
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What is a Futures Contract
There are two types of futures contracts, those that provide for physical delivery of a particular commodity or item and those which call for a cash settlement.

The SPI 200 Futures contract is the benchmark equity index futures contract in Australia, based on the S&P/ASX 200 Index. It provides all the traditional benefits of equity index derivatives.

A commodity futures contract represents an agreement to buy or sell a specific type and grade of commodity for delivery at a specific time in the future at an agreed upon place at a market-determined price.

Futures contracts and options both are derivative investments, meaning that they are investments based on another underlying investment.

Futures Contract - A legally binding agreement, made on a futures exchange, to buy or sell a commodity or financial instrument sometime in the future.

Futures contracts based on market indexes. e.g., NYSE Composite Index Futures Contracts.

Futures contracts traded on fixed income securities such as US Treasury issues, or based on the levels of specified interest rates such as LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate).

Futures contract
An agreement to buy or sell a fixed amount of metal or plasitcs for delivery on a fixed future date at a price agreed today.
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Futures contracts involve not just a spread, but also a commission;
Face value of futures contract are fixed.

Futures contract
Financial product through which a buyer and seller undertake to exchange a particular quantity of a commodity or financial instruments at an agreed price on a stipulated future date. Also known as a future.

Futures contract
A standardised exchange traded contract to trade a fixed amount of a commodity or financial instrument at a future date.
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Futures contract
A standardized, transferable legal agreement to make or take delivery of a specified amount of a certain commodity of a certain grade or type at a specific point in the future.

futures contract - a contract that allows an investor to buy or sell a security that is good until it is either filled or cancelled.
hard stop - a stop order issued to a broker to sell a stock should it reach a specified price.

Futures Contract - A standardised contract for a commodity or financial exposure to be settled either in cash or by delivery of goods at a future date.

Futures contract: an agreement made on an organized exchange to take or make delivery of a specific commodity or financial instrument at a set date in the future.
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Gold Eagles: modern gold bullion coins.

Futures Contract : An agreement between parties for a specified asset for performance on a fixed date in future.
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Futures Contract
A contract to buy or sell a prespecified amount of a commodity or financial instrument at a particular price on an agreed upon date in the future.

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 by the buyer and seller. The contracts themselves are often traded on the futures market.

Futures contracts which have a stock index as the underlying interest.
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A form that allows the owner of a stock certificate to properly endorse it after the certificate has been sent to broker/clearing agent.

Futures contracts are also highly regulated, so you can avoid the forex broker shell games outlined in my last column.

Futures Contract: An agreement to purchase or sell a commodity for delivery in the future: (1) at a price that is determined at initiation of the contract; (2) that obligates each party to the contract to fulfill the contract at the specified price; ...

Futures contract - A standardized agreement, traded on a futures exchange, to buy or sell a commodity at a specified price at a date in the future. Specifies the commodity, quality, quantity, delivery date and delivery point or cash settlement.

Futures Contracts that cover the purchase and sale of financial instruments or physical commodities for future delivery at a predetermined quantity, date and price.
FX Risk Foreign exchange risk. See Currency Risk.

Futures Contract
A commitment to deliver a certain amount of some specified item at some specified date in the future.
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Futures Contract - An obligation to exchange a good or instrument at a set price on a future date.

Futures contract: A contract to buy or sell a specific commodity at a specific quantity and price on a defined date in the future.
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Futures Contract - An agreement between a buyer and a seller to purchase (sell) a particular good at a later date at a fixed price.

Futures Contract :This is an agreement that allows an investor to buy or sell a commodity, like gold or wheat, or a financial instrument, like a currency, at some time in future.

FUTURES CONTRACT - An agreement, sometimes referred to as "bond futures," whereby two parties agree to buy and sell the value of a commodity or security for settlement at a future date.

Futures Contract
A standardized contract calling for the delivery of a specified quantity of a commodity at a specified date in the future.

Futures Contract - A legally binding agreement, made on the trading floor of a futures exchange, to buy or sell a commodity or financial instrument sometime in the future.

Futures Contract: An agreement to purchase or sell a commodity, currency, Index, or financial instrument for delivery in the future: (1) at a price that is determined at initiation of the contract; ...

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In the municipal market, an agreement to purchase or sell the municipal bond index (The Bond Buyer 40-Bond Index) for delivery in the future.
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Futures Contract (Futures): An agreement to purchase or sell a given quantity of a commodity (raw materials or metals), financial instrument, or currency at a specified date in the future.
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Futures Contract
An obligation to make or take delivery of a specified quantity and quality of an underlying asset at a particular time in the future and at a price agreed when the contract was executed.
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A futures contract has highly standardized and closely specified terms which calls for the exchange of some good at a future date for cash, with payment to occur at that future date.

A futures contract is an agreement to buy (or sell) some commodity at a fixed price on a fixed date.

A futures contract with a minimum trading unit smaller than the levels required in regular contracts.

A futures contract with a provision permitting the contract holder to convey his or her rights of assignment to a third party.

The futures contract month closest to expiration.
Negative Carry
The cost of financing a financial instrument (the short-term rate of interest), when the cost is above the current return of the financial instrument. See also Carrying Charge.

In a Futures contract, the difference between the futures price and the value of the underlying security.

Next futures contract
The contract settling immediately after the nearby futures contract.
Nexus (of contracts)
A set or collection of something.

Selling futures contracts to protect against possible decreased prices of commodities. See also: Hedging
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Futures/futures contracts
A contract to buy or sell an amount of a commodity for a specific price at a specific point in the future.
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Futures (futures contracts): Contracts stipulating the purchase or sale of currencies or securities of a specified quantity, at a specified price and on a predetermined date in the future. Futures are traded on exchanges.

Underlying Futures Contract: The specific futures contract that is bought or sold by exercising an option.

Options on futures contracts have added a new dimension to futures trading. Like futures, options provide price protection against adverse price moves.
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Exchange traded futures contracts are standardised in terms of delivery date, contract terms and amount. These are traded on the LIFFE.
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Exchange at which futures contracts are entered into in standardized units, in terms of quantity and quality, of widely used natural products.

The earliest known futures contract is recorded by Aristotle in the story of Thales, an ancient Greek philosopher.

Financial Futures - Futures contracts based on financial instruments such as U.S. Treasury bonds, CDs and other interest-sensitive issues, currencies and stock market indicators. (see Futures, Stock Index Futures) ...

Stock index futures
Futures contracts which have a stock index as the underlying interest.

[FACS] actuals Physical cash commodities as opposed to futures contracts. [NYMEX] Refers to debt securities, currencies, physical commodities and equity securities (versus derivatives) [TMAC] The physical commodity underlying a futures contract.

cash delivery A requirement of certain futures contracts that the underlier should not be... cash discount A credit or discount offered if the purchaser chooses to pay early and/or with cash.

the low prices, which form the vertical bar, the opening price, which is marked with a horizontal line to the left of the bar, and the closing price, which is marked with a little h Basis: The difference between cash prices and the futures contract ...

With underlying oil risk and averaging over a long period, delta hedging an Asian Option may require hedging in oil futures contracts with several different delivery dates.

See also: Futures, Future, Contract, Price, Trade