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Abbreviation for futures contracts or futures contract.

These are exchange traded contracts used for either hedging or speculating in relation to outturn market rates on a prespecified date in the future.

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-Exchange traded contracts used for either hedging or speculating in relation to outturn market rates on a prespecified date in the future.
+Abbreviation for ''futures contracts'' or ''futures contract.''
-Because futures contracts are exchange traded they involve standard amounts and standard expiry dates.
+These are exchange traded contracts used for either hedging or speculating in relation to outturn market rates on a prespecified date in the future.
-They also require a refundable up-front security payment (initial margin) and subsequent variation margin adjustments.
 == See also ==
-* [[Basis]]
+* [[Exchange traded]]
-* [[Bond futures]]
+* [[Federal funds futures]]  (FFF)
-* [[Close out]]
+* [[Forward]]
-* [[Currency futures]]
 * [[Futures contract]]
 * [[Hedging]]
-* [[Initial margin]]
+* [[Outturn]]
-* [[Interest rate futures]]
-* [[International Organization of Securities Commissions]]
-* [[Margin]]
 * [[Speculation]]
-* [[STIR]]
-* [[Swapnote]]
-* [[Tick]]
-* [[Variation margin]]
-[[Category:Manage_risks]]
-[[Category:Manage_risks]]
 [[Category:Manage_risks]]
 [[Category:Risk_frameworks]]