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A forward contract is a binding agreement either to buy or to sell a certain amount of a foreign currency or another traded asset at a predetermined price at a specified time in the future. | A forward contract is a binding agreement either to buy or to sell a certain amount of a foreign currency or another traded asset at a predetermined price at a specified time in the future. | ||
Forward contracts are bilateral agreements. | Forward contracts are bilateral agreements. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Bilateral]] | |||
* [[Deal contingent forward]] | * [[Deal contingent forward]] | ||
* [[Fixing instrument]] | * [[Fixing instrument]] | ||
Revision as of 04:39, 26 March 2022
A forward contract is a binding agreement either to buy or to sell a certain amount of a foreign currency or another traded asset at a predetermined price at a specified time in the future.
Forward contracts are bilateral agreements.
One of the parties is contractually obliged to buy the asset, and the other party is similarly obliged to sell the asset.
