financial futures contract
61forward contract — A contract entered into by two parties who agree to the future purchase or sale of a specified commodity. This differs from a futures contract in that the participants in a forward contract are contracting directly with each other, rather than… …
62Hillary Rodham cattle futures controversy — In 1978 and 1979, lawyer and First Lady of Arkansas Hillary Rodham engaged in a series of trades of cattle futures contracts. Her initial $1,000 investment had generated nearly $100,000 when she stopped trading after ten months. In 1994, after… …
63Onion Futures Act — The Onion Futures Act (7 U.S.C Chapter 1 § 13 1) is a United States law banning the trading of futures contracts on onions. In 1955 two onion traders, Sam Seigel and Vincent Kosuga, cornered the onion futures market on the Chicago Mercantile… …
64Index Futures — A futures contract on a stock or financial index. For each index there may be a different multiple for determining the price of the futures contract. For example, the S P 500 Index is one of the most widely traded index futures contracts in the U …
65Oxford Futures — Infobox Company company name = Oxford Futures company company type = Private company slogan = | Comprehensive service. Sound Investment Strategies foundation = 2000 location = Coconut Grove, Florida key people = num employees = industry =… …
66Delivery point (futures trading) — In a futures contract where the underlying is a physical object, such as grain or oil, the price of the futures contract is quoted assuming delivery of that physical object to a specific physical location in the world.[1] For instance, natural… …
67life-of-contract high — ➔ high1 * * * life of contract high UK US noun [C] FINANCE ► the highest level reached during a particular futures contract (= a financial contract that must be bought or sold on an agreed future date at an agreed price): »Cotton futures on the… …
68interest-rate futures — A form of financial futures that enables investors, portfolio managers, borrowers, etc. , to obtain protection against future movements in interest rates. Interest rate futures also enable dealers to speculate on these movements. In the UK,… …
691997 Asian Financial Crisis — The Asian Financial Crisis was a period of financial crisis that gripped much of Asia beginning in July 1997, and raised fears of a worldwide economic meltdown (financial contagion). It is also commonly referred to as the IMF crisis. Overview The …
70Outright Futures Position — A long or short trade on an underlying futures contract that has the potential for unlimited profit, but also carries the risk of unlimited losses. Outright futures are also called naked futures because they leave the investor highly exposed. To… …
