option on futures

  • 1option — op·tion 1 / äp shən/ n 1: the power or right to choose; also: a choice made or available 2: a privilege of demanding fulfillment of a contract on any day within a specified time 3: a contract conveying in exchange for the payment of a premium a… …

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  • 2futures — Contracts for the sale/purchase of a specified quantity of a financial instrument, currency, or commodity at an agreed upon price on a given future date. First developed for agricultural commodities, actively traded futures are available for… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 3futures contract — An agreement to buy or sell a fixed quantity of a particular commodity, currency, or security for delivery at a fixed date in the future at a fixed price. Unlike an option, a futures contract involves a definite purchase or sale and not an option …

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  • 4futures contract — An agreement to buy or sell a fixed quantity of a particular commodity, currency, or security for delivery at a fixed date in the future at a fixed price. Unlike an option, a futures contract involves a definite purchase or sale and not an option …

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  • 5futures contract — A present right to receive at a future date a specific quantity of a given commodity for a fixed price. Clayton Brokerage Co. of St. Louis, Inc. v. Mouer, Tex.Civ.App., 520 S.W.2d 802, 804. Commodity futures contracts?? are commitments to buy or… …

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  • 6futures contract — A present right to receive at a future date a specific quantity of a given commodity for a fixed price. Clayton Brokerage Co. of St. Louis, Inc. v. Mouer, Tex.Civ.App., 520 S.W.2d 802, 804. Commodity futures contracts?? are commitments to buy or… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 7futures contract — A *contract to buy or sell a denned quantity of a *commodity *currency, or *security at a specified date at a specified *price. Unlike an *option, a futures contract involves a firm commitment to buy or sell in accordance with the terms of the… …

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  • 8futures option — see option 3 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 9Option (finance) — Option Une option est un produit dérivé, en finance de marché, qui donne le droit, lorsqu on l achète, ou l obligation, lorsqu on la vend, d acheter ou de vendre un actif financier à un prix fixé à l avance (strike) pendant un temps donné ou à… …

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  • 10Option américaine — Option Une option est un produit dérivé, en finance de marché, qui donne le droit, lorsqu on l achète, ou l obligation, lorsqu on la vend, d acheter ou de vendre un actif financier à un prix fixé à l avance (strike) pendant un temps donné ou à… …

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