Futures represent a contractual agreement to buy or sell a particular
commodity at a predetermined price in the future.
Not exact matches
Two parties sign a contract to exchange a given amount of some asset — a
commodity, say, or a currency —
at some
predetermined price in the future.
A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell
at a certain date for a
predetermined price, so its value generally moves along with spot
prices of the
commodity or index.
A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a
commodity, financial instrument or security
at a
predetermined future date for a specific
price.