Futures contract
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futures-contract-181-800052
title:
Futures contract
text:
In finance, a futures contract is a standardized legal contract to buy or sell something at a predetermined price for delivery at a specified time in the future, between parties not yet known to each other. The asset transacted is usually a commodity or financial instrument. The predetermined price of the contract is known as the forward price or delivery price. The specified time in the future when delivery and payment occur is known as the delivery date. Because it derives its value from the v
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Standardised forward contract
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futures_contract
date created:
2003-06-09T20:26:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T18:53:29Z
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