What is a futures contract? 13 Articles

by Colette Georgii

WHAT IS A FUTURES CONTRACT? A futures contract is a standardized and regulated agreement between a buy and seller for the exchange of a specific amount of currency at a specific price and date. It is really however a b...read more

by Camilla Persson

There are many investment options on the market and a future contract is only one of many derivatives. It may not be as complex as other derivatives but it is a valuable instrument if you want to make sure you know what pr...read more

by Tommy LaBar

When one sees the price of a certain commodity, he or she doesn't realize they see the price for the current futures contract of that commodity. Because of the high price of gas, everyone talk about the price of oil. Peo...read more

by James Sarti

Cha-Ching! There's big money to be madeand lost. It may be a wide-wide world of speculation out there, but a futures contract isn't an agreement between you and your local gypsy fortune teller. Generally there are no crys...read more

by ARC IDEA CO

In a simpler term, futures contract is a standardized, transferable and at the same time being an exchange-traded contract that requires delivery of a form of security such as commodity, bond, currency, or stock index, at ...read more

by Paul Lines

In layman's terms, the definition of a "futures contract" can be described very simply. It is a legal contract, which binds the seller and buyer to exchange a particular product or service at a pre-determined date in the f...read more

by Noura Mikati

Nature of Financial Futures: A financial futures contract is an agreement between a buyer and a seller reached today that calls for the delivery of a particular security in exchange for cash at some future date. The marke...read more

by James Wigal

When first learning about the financial markets, I had trouble understanding the answer to the simple question: What is a futures contract? I was confused, because I was ignorant of their purpose, who traded them, and why...read more

by vkere

A contractual agreement, basically made on the trading floor of a futures exchange, to purchase or sell a particular commodity or financial instrument at a predetermined price in the future. Futures contracts give us the q...read more

by Mark Wellber

A future contract is a standardized contract, that requires delivery of a bond, currency or a stock index at a certain price, on a future date. This type of contract force it's owner to buy or sell, depending on the contra...read more

by Saurabh Sodhi

In laymans language a futures contract is essentially a forward contract, but there are important differences that distinguish them from forward contracts. Unlike forward contracts (which are private, customised transac...read more

by Melissa Tejada

a future contrat is something that is givn to those who lbelieve thatey have what it takes in pproviding something that it is both essential as well as beneficial for both sides . it is hard to explain what it is instead ...read more

by Babu

The financial markets are susceptible to high degree of volatility.Hence to spread the risk a number of financial instruments like futures contract,forward contract and options are introduced in the financial market...read more