Home / Thesaurus / futures contract
Thesaurus: futures contract
an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity or financial instrument at a particular price on a stipulated future date; the contract can be sold before the settlement date
Related headwords
datedefinitionfuturedefinitionagreementdefinitionamountdefinitioncontractdefinitionfinancialdefinitioninstrumentdefinitionparticulardefinitionpricedefinitionselldefinitionsettlementdefinitionsolddefinitionspecificdefinitionstipulateddefinitionfuturablefamilyfuture datefamilyfuture perfectfamilyfuture progressivefamilyfuture tensefamilyfuture-dayfamilyfuturelessfamilyfuturelyfamilyfuturesfamilyfutures exchangefamilyfutures marketfamilyfuturismfamilyfuturistfamilyfuturisticfamily
Definitions
- n. an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity or financial instrument at a particular price on a stipulated future date; the contract can be sold before the settlement date