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Currency Futures — A transferable futures contract that specifies the price at which a currency can be bought or sold at a future date. Currency future contracts allow investors to hedge against foreign exchange risk. Because currency futures contracts are marked… … Investment dictionary
currency futures — / kʌrənsi ˌfju:tʃəz/ plural noun purchases of foreign currency for delivery at a future date … Dictionary of banking and finance
currency futures contract — contract specifying a standard volume of a particular currency to be exchanged on a specific settlement date. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
Futures — [ fjuːtʃəz; englisch, Plural von future »Zukunft«] Plural, Sammelbezeichnung für standardisierte Terminkontrakte, die an Börsen gehandelt werden (z. B. in Chicago, New York, London). Futures können sich auf Metalle, v. a. Edelmetalle,… … Universal-Lexikon
Currency future — Foreign exchange Exchange rates Currency band Exchange rate Exchange rate regime Exchange rate flexibility Dollarization Fixed exchange rate Floating exchange rate Linked exchange rate Managed float regime Markets Foreign exchange market Futures… … Wikipedia
futures — Contracts for the sale/purchase of a specified quantity of a financial instrument, currency, or commodity at an agreed upon price on a given future date. First developed for agricultural commodities, actively traded futures are available for… … Financial and business terms
Futures — A term used to designate all contracts covering the sale of financial instruments or physical commodities for future delivery on a commodity exchange. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * futures fu‧tures [ˈfjuːtʆəz ǁ ərz] noun [plural]… … Financial and business terms
futures contract — A present right to receive at a future date a specific quantity of a given commodity for a fixed price. Clayton Brokerage Co. of St. Louis, Inc. v. Mouer, Tex.Civ.App., 520 S.W.2d 802, 804. Commodity futures contracts?? are commitments to buy or… … Black's law dictionary
futures contract — A present right to receive at a future date a specific quantity of a given commodity for a fixed price. Clayton Brokerage Co. of St. Louis, Inc. v. Mouer, Tex.Civ.App., 520 S.W.2d 802, 804. Commodity futures contracts?? are commitments to buy or… … Black's law dictionary
Futures Exchange — Traditionally, a term referring to a central marketplace where futures contracts and options on futures contracts are traded. More recently, with the growth in electronic trading, it is also used to describe the activity of futures trading itself … Investment dictionary