Futures contract - An agreement (obligation) to buy or sell a given quantity of a particular asset, at a specified future date, at a pre-agreed price. Futures contracts have standard delivery dates, trading units, terms and conditions.
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.
A legal agreement to make or take delivery of a specified instrument (for example, a commodity such as coffee or a financial instrument such as shares) at a fixed future date at a price determined at the time of dealing.
Futures contract : an agreement (obligation) to buy or sell a given quantity of a particular asset, at a specified future date, at a pre-agreed price. futures contracts have standard delivery dates, trading units, terms and conditions.
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.
a legal agreement to make or take delivery of a specified instrument (for example, a commodity such as coffee or a financial instrument such as shares) at a fixed future date at a price determined at the time of dealing.
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