Futures Contract
on Sunday, January 17, 2016Futures Trading is a contract to buy specific quantities of any commodity or financial instrument at a pre-determined price for delivery at a future specified time. Futures contracts are known as derivatives. Such instruments are priced according to the movement of the underlying asset (stock, physical commodity, index, etc.). This is called a “derivatives” instrument – where the value is derived from another asset class.
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