financial futures contract
121premium — consideration paid for an insurance policy. Glossary of Business Terms (1) The additional payment allowed by exchange regulation for delivery of higher than required standards or grades of a commodity against a futures contract. (2) In speaking… …
122New York Mercantile Exchange — Coordinates: 40°42′52″N 74°1′1″W / 40.71444°N 74.01694°W / 40.71444; 74.01694 …
123option — an agreement, often for a consideration, which permits the purchase or sale of something within a stipulated time, in accordance with the terms of the agreement. For example, a right by a tenant to take up a further lease of premises, usually… …
124Barings Bank — Industry Banking Fate Collapsed (Purchased for £1 by ING). Successor ING Group Founded 1762 …
125Open interest — (also known as open contracts or open commitments) refers to the total number of derivative contracts, like futures and options, that have not been settled in the immediately previous time period for a specific underlying security. A large open… …
126security — /si kyoor i tee/, n., pl. securities, adj. n. 1. freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety. 2. freedom from care, anxiety, or doubt; well founded confidence. 3. something that secures or makes safe; protection; defense. 4. freedom from financial… …
127Normal backwardation — The graph depicts how the price of a single forward contract will behave through time in relation to the expected future price at any point time. A contract in backwardation will increase in value until it equals the spot price of the underlying… …
128Osaka Securities Exchange — Co., Ltd. 株式会社大阪証券取引所 Type Public K.K. Traded as JASDAQ: 8697 Industry Financial Founded …
