Search results for: “futures”
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Futures Market
A market in which contracts for future delivery of a commodity or a security are bought or sold….
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Next Futures Contract
The contract settling immediately after the nearby futures contract….
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Nearby Futures Contract
When several futures contracts are considered, the contract with the closest settlement date is called the nearby futures contract. The next futures contract is the one that settles just after the nearby futures contract. The contract farthest away in time from settlement is called the most […]
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National Futures Association (Nfa)
The futures industry self regulatory organization established in 1982….
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Most Distant Futures Contract
When several futures contracts are considered, the contract settling last. Related: nearby futures contract…
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London International Financial Futures Exchange (Liffe)
A London exchange where Eurodollar futures as well as futures-style options are traded….
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Futures Contract Multiple
A constant, set by an exchange, which when multiplied by the futures price gives the dollar value of a stock index futures contract….
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Futures Option
An option on a futures contract. Related: options on physicals….
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Futures Price
The price at which the parties to a futures contract agree to transact on the settlement date….
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Futures
See Gambling Contract. …
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Deferred Futures
The most distant months of a futures contract. A bond that sells at a discount and does not pay interest for an initial period, typically from three to seven years. Compare step-up bond and payment-in-kind bond….
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Cftc)
Created by Congress in 1974 to regulate exchange trading in futures….
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Stock Index Futures
A futures contract on a stock index….
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New York Futures Exchange (Nyfe)
A subsidiary of the New York Stock Exchange devoted to the trading of futures products….
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Delivery
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Delivery Meaning of Delivery The act by which the res or substance thereof is placed within the actual or constructive possession or control of another. In the sale of goods , delivery takes place when […]