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Contract sizeThe minimum amount of a commodity or financial instrument which can be traded in a futures or option market. Also known as a lot size.Similar MatchesPeriodic purchase deferred contractPeriodic purchase deferred contractA fixed or variable annuity contract for which fixed-amount premiums are paid either monthly or quarterly, and that does not begin paying out until a time elected by the annuitant. Retirement annuity contract (RAC)Retirement annuity contract (RAC)Prior to 30th June1988, people not in pensionable employment (employment where no pension scheme exists) or people who were self employed were able to qualify for tax relief for contributions made to a pension scheme known as a retirement annuity under sections 226 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970. Although RACs were replaced by personal pension plans from 1st July 1988 those already in force may continue to operate. Options contractOptions contractA contract that, in exchange for the option price, gives the option buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy (or sell) a financial asset at the exercise price from (or to) the option seller within a specified time period, or on a specified date (expiration date). Futures contractFutures contractA legally binding agreement to buy or sell a commodity or financial instrument in a designated future month at a price agreed upon today by the buyer and seller. Futures contracts are standardized according to the quality, quantity, and delivery time and location for each commodity. A futures contract differs from an option because an option is the right to buy or sell, while a futures contract is the promise to actually make a transaction. A future is part of a class of securities called derivatives, so named because such securities derive their value from the worth of an underlying investment. Underlying futures contractUnderlying futures contractA futures contract that supports an option on that future, which is executed if the option is exercised . Further SuggestionsInstallment ContractOral contract Contractual Claim Nondeliverable Forward Contracts (NDF) contracts for difference Breach of contract Forward foreign exchange contract Contract Economic contraction contract of insurance Currency futures contract Contraction Contract for deed Contractual lien Open contracts Subcontracting Futures contract multiple Optimal contract Contracted out money purchase scheme Conditional Sales Contract Foreign currency forward contract Unilateral Contract Cost plus contract Commodity futures contract Set of contracts perspective |
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