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* [[Close out]]
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* [[Currency futures]]
* [[Currency futures]]
* [[Exchange traded]]
* [[Future-proof]]
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* [[International Organization of Securities Commissions]]
* [[International Organization of Securities Commissions]]
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* [[Over the counter]]
* [[Speculation]]
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* [[STIR]]

Revision as of 21:18, 2 May 2020

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