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


Because futures contracts are exchange traded they involve standard amounts and standard expiry dates. They also require a refundable up-front security payment (initial margin) and subsequent variation margin adjustments.
Because futures contracts are exchange traded they involve standard amounts and standard expiry dates.  
 
They also require a refundable up-front security payment (initial margin) and subsequent variation margin adjustments.
 


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[Tick]]
* [[Tick]]
* [[Variation margin]]
* [[Variation margin]]

Revision as of 13:12, 27 August 2013

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

Because futures contracts are exchange traded they involve standard amounts and standard expiry dates.

They also require a refundable up-front security payment (initial margin) and subsequent variation margin adjustments.


See also