underlying futures contract
11Contract for difference — In finance, a contract for difference (or CFD) is a contract between two parties, typically described as buyer and seller , stipulating that the buyer will pay to the seller the difference between the current value of an asset and its value at… …
12Futures exchange — Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities Bond market Fixed income Corporate bond Government bond Municipal bond …
13Futures — A financial contract obligating the buyer to purchase an asset (or the seller to sell an asset), such as a physical commodity or a financial instrument, at a predetermined future date and price. Futures contracts detail the quality and quantity… …
14Contract Unit — The actual amount of the underlying asset represented by a single futures or derivatives contract. The underlying asset could be anything that is traded on a futures exchange, from agricultural commodities and metals to currencies and interest… …
15futures — Commercial contracts calling for the purchase or sale of specified quantities of a good at specified future dates. The good in question may be grain, livestock, precious metals, or financial instruments such as treasury bills. Up until the time… …
16Contract Size — The deliverable quantity of commodities or financial instruments underlying futures and option contracts that are traded on an exchange. The contract size is standardized for such futures and options contracts, and varies depending on the… …
17Underlying — In finance, the underlying of a derivative is an asset, basket of assets, index, or even another derivative, such that the cash flows of the (former) derivative depend on the value of this underlying. There must be an independent way to observe… …
18contract size — The eligible size of a commodity that can be traded by the futures contract. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary The amount of the underlying asset which one futures contract represents, e.g. the contract size for a copper contract is 25 tonnes …
19underlying cash markets — The markets for financial instruments upon which a futures or options contract is based. These tend to be homogeneous or a basket of like instruments, e.g. 3 month sterling interest rates, German government bonds with 8 1/2 10 years to maturity.… …
20underlying asset — The security or property or loan agreement that an option gives the option holder the right to buy or to sell. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary The security, stock, commodity, index or future upon which an options or futures contract is based.… …
