A standardized contract (traded in an exchange) between two parties to buy or sell an asset of standardized quality at a specific date in the future, at a market-determined price (the futures price). The futures contracts differ from forward contracts in that they are traded on an organized futures exchange.
Future Contract
More terms under F
- Face Value
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
- Federal Funds Rate (FFR)
- Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
- Federal Reserve Board
- Federal Reserve
- Fibonacci Retracement
- First Notice Day
- Fiat Currency
- Financial Services Authority (FSA)
- Fiscal Policy
- Fixed Exchange Rate
- Floating Exchange Rate
- Forward Contract
- Forex Futures
- Forward (Cash) Contract
- Fundamental Analysis
- Futures Commission Merchant
- Futures Exchange
Part of the Trading glossary. Definitions are general explanations, not investment advice.