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Futures contractA legal agreement to make or take delivery of a specified instrument (for example, a commodity such as coffee or a financial instrument such as shares) at a fixed future date at a price determined at the time of dealing.Futures 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.Futures contract Similar MatchesSubcontractingSubcontractingDelegation by one firm of a portion of its production process, under contract, to another firm, including in another country. An example of fragmentation. Guaranteed insurance contractGuaranteed insurance contractA contract promising a stated nominal interest rate over some specific time period, usually several years. Conditional Sales ContractConditional Sales ContractA sale in which the title to property or goods remains with the seller until the purchaser has fulfilled the terms of the contract, usually payment in full. Open contractsOpen contractsContracts that have been bought or sold without completion of the transaction by subsequent sale or purchase, or by making or taking actual delivery of the financial instrument or physical commodity. Installment ContractInstallment ContractA method of purchasing by installment (usually monthly) payments. When referring to real property, it is usually called a land contract. Further SuggestionsContractual lienBullet contract Contraction Take or pay contract Contractual liability retirement annuity contract (RAC) Foreign currency forward contract Contract for deed Cash settlement contracts Contract curve Contractual plan Nondeliverable Forward Contracts (NDF) Commodity futures contract Economic contraction Contracted out money purchase scheme Nexus (of contracts) Cost plus contract Contract month Contractual Intermediary Sales Contract contracts for difference contracting out contract of insurance Guaranteed investment contract (GIC) Forward foreign exchange contract |
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