futures contract en · NOUN
Meanings
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A standardized contract, traded on a futures exchange, to buy or sell a standardized quantity of a specified commodity (or financial instrument) of standardized quality at a certain date in the future, at a stated price (the futures price).
He led the way with futures contracts (by which buyer and seller fix a price, immune from market fluctuations, for commodities that do not even exist at the time, such as crops yet to be sown) when these were exotic financial instruments few had hitherto tried.
2022, Hernan Diaz, Trust, Picador (2023), page 139:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| futures contracts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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ja 先物取引 (contract traded on a futures exchange) · es contrato de futuros (contract traded on a futures exchange) · cmn 期貨交易合同 /期货交易合同 (contract traded on a futures exchange) · de Future (contract traded on a futures exchange) · ru фью́черс (contract traded on a futures exchange) · ja 先物 (contract traded on a futures exchange) · ru фью́черсный контра́кт (contract traded on a futures exchange) · fi futuurisopimus (contract traded on a futures exchange) · cmn 期貨合約 /期货合约 (contract traded on a futures exchange) · id kontrak berjangka (contract traded on a futures exchange) · cmn 期貨 /期货 (contract traded on a futures exchange) · th สัญญาซื้อขายล่วงหน้า (contract traded on a futures exchange) · ko 선물 (contract traded on a futures exchange) · uk ф'ю́черсний контра́кт (contract traded on a futures exchange) · de Terminkontrakt (contract traded on a futures exchange) · fa قرارداد آتی (contract traded on a futures exchange) · uk ф'ю́черс (contract traded on a futures exchange) · pl futures (contract traded on a futures exchange) · ka ფიუჩერსის კონტრაქტი (contract traded on a futures exchange) · fr contrat à terme (contract traded on a futures exchange) · kk фьючерс (contract traded on a futures exchange) · ta முன்பேர ஒப்பந்தம் (contract traded on a futures exchange) · tr future sözleşme (contract traded on a futures exchange) · fi futuuri (contract traded on a futures exchange) · de Futures-Kontrakt (contract traded on a futures exchange) · ka ფიუჩერსული კონტრაქტი (contract traded on a futures exchange) · vi hợp đồng tương lai (contract traded on a futures exchange) · ky фьючерс (contract traded on a futures exchange)