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Futures marketA market for exchange (of currencies, in the case of the exchange market) in the future. That is, participants contract to exchange currencies, not today, but at a specified calendar date in the future, and at a price (exchange rate) that is agreed upon today.Futures marketA market where contracts for future delivery of a commodity or a security are bought or sold.Futures market Similar MatchesSydney Futures Exchange (SFE)Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE)The derivatives market of Australia. London International Financial Futures and Options ExchangeLondon International Financial Futures and Options ExchangeA futures and options exchange, located in London, which originally dealt only in financial instruments including equities (shares), government bonds, indices (such as the FTSE 100 Index) interest rates and a wide range of currencies. In 1996, LIFFE merged with the London Commodity Exchange with unified administration and exchange systems. All trades of the merged exchange are guaranteed by the London Clearing House (LCH). LIFFE is a Recognised Investment Exchange (RIE), regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). South African Futures Exchange (SAFEX)South African Futures Exchange (SAFEX)Electronic futures and options exchange based in South Africa. Tokyo International Financial Futures ExchangeTokyo International Financial Futures ExchangeExchange that trades Euroyen futures and options, and futures on the one-year Euroyen, three-month eurodollar, and US dollar/Japanese yen currency. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)An agency created by the US Congress in 1974 to regulate exchange trading in futures. Further Suggestionsuniversal stock futuresCommodity futures contract Futures Industry Association Currency futures contract futures London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) Securities and Futures Authority Futures Mercato Italiano Futures (MIF) Futures contract multiple Spot futures parity theorem Commodity Futures Trading Commission Swiss Options and Financial Futures Exchange (SOFFEX) New York Futures Exchange (NYFE) Futures contract Managed Futures financial futures Interest rate futures contract Rolling of Futures Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE) National Futures Association Index futures Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) futures contract Theoretical futures price |
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