futures contract in English

noun
1
an agreement traded on an organized exchange to buy or sell assets, especially commodities or shares, at a fixed price but to be delivered and paid for later.
This year, the October average daily closing price for December Chicago Board of Trade futures contracts will determine the harvest price for corn crop revenue coverage.

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1. The Canola futures contract is the world benchmark for Canola trading

2. Futures contract price includes compensation for the risk transferred from the asset holder.

3. Actuals: The physical commodity that underlies a futures contract or is traded in the physical market

4. Maintenance margin A set minimum margin per outstanding futures contract that a customer must maintain in their margin account.

5. Allowances are a deviation from the basis grade or location allowable when delivering commodities under the terms of a futures contract

6. An agreement to buy or sell a specified amount of a particular currency or option for a specified month in the future (See Futures contract).

7. Crude oil entered a bear market in June 2014 when the price was just under $108 per barrel on the active month NYMEX Crude oil futures contract

8. The individual or institution has access to the asset for a specified amount of time, and can then sell it in the future at a specified price according to the futures contract.

9. Expiry (or Expiration in the U.S.) is the time and the day that a particular delivery month of a futures contract stops trading, as well as the final settlement price for that contract.

10. The seller delivers the underlying asset to the buyer, or, if it is a cash-settled futures contract, then cash is transferred from the futures trader who sustained a loss to the one who made a profit.