(futures)

  • 41Futures Contract — A contractual agreement, generally made on the trading floor of a futures exchange, to buy or sell a particular commodity or financial instrument at a pre determined price in the future. Futures contracts detail the quality and quantity of the… …

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  • 42Futures (album) — Infobox Album Name = Futures Type = Album Artist = Jimmy Eat World Released = October 19, 2004 Recorded = 2004 Genre = Alternative rock, pop rock Length = 49:33 Label = Interscope Producer = Gil Norton Reviews = *AbsolutePunk.net (94%)… …

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  • 43Futures Exchange — Traditionally, a term referring to a central marketplace where futures contracts and options on futures contracts are traded. More recently, with the growth in electronic trading, it is also used to describe the activity of futures trading itself …

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  • 44futures commission merchant — ( FCM) An individual or organization that solicits or accepts orders to buy or sell futures contracts or options on futures and accepts money or other assets from customers to support such orders. Also referred to as commission house or wire… …

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  • 45Futures contract — Agreement to buy or sell a set number of shares of a specific stock in a designated future month at a price agreed upon by the buyer and seller. The contracts themselves are often traded on the futures market. A futures contract differs from an… …

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  • 46Futures market — A market in which contracts for future delivery of a commodity or a security are bought or sold. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * futures market futures market ➔ market1 * * * futures market UK US noun [C] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► (also …

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  • 47futures market — A market where contracts for future delivery of a commodity or a security are bought or sold. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * futures market futures market ➔ market1 * * * futures market UK US noun [C] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET …

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  • 48futures 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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  • 49futures 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

  • 50futures 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