Barter and Futures: Difference between pages

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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.

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.

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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.
-A trading arrangement under which goods or services are exchanged for other goods or services, rather than for money.
+Because futures contracts are exchange traded they involve standard amounts and standard expiry dates.
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+They also require a refundable up-front security payment (initial margin) and subsequent variation margin adjustments.
-To negotiate, especially in a situation of mutual exchanges or concessions.
 == See also ==
-* [[Countertrade]]
+* [[Basis]]
-* [[Money]]
+* [[Bond futures]]
-* [[Trade]]
+* [[Close out]]
+* [[Currency futures]]
+* [[Future-proof]]
+* [[Futures contract]]
+* [[Hedging]]
+* [[Initial margin]]
+* [[Interest rate futures]]
+* [[International Organization of Securities Commissions]]
+* [[Margin]]
+* [[Speculation]]
+* [[STIR]]
+* [[Swapnote]]
+* [[Tick]]
+* [[Variation margin]]
-[[Category:The_business_context]]
+[[Category:Manage_risks]]
+[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]