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1. ''Noun''.  
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 non-financial business organisation usually, but not always, being a [[company]] (''US:'' [[corporation]]).


Forward contracts are bilateral agreements. 


2. ''Noun - banking''.
One of the parties is contractually obliged to buy the asset, and the other party is similarly obliged to sell the asset.
 
A bank customer which is a non-bank business, and not a private individual.
 
 
3. ''Adjective''.
 
Relating to a large organisation, often - but not always - a profit seeking organisation (including banks and other financial institutions).
 
 
4. ''Adjective''.
 
Relating to the more formal (or even bureaucratic) aspects of large profit seeking organisations.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Association of Corporate Treasurers]]
* [[Bilateral]]
* [[Bank]]
* [[Deal contingent forward]]
* [[Business]]
* [[Fixing instrument]]
* [[Common Corporate Tax Base]]
* [[Forward market]]
* [[Company]]
* [[Forward points]]
* [[Conform]]
* [[Futures contract]]
* [[Corporate action]]
* [[Hedging]]
* [[Corporate bond]]
* [[Risk response]]
* [[Corporate card]]
* [[Transfer]]
* [[Corporate citizenship]]
* [[Corporate credit ratings: a quick guide]]
* [[Corporate engagement and shareholder action]]
* [[Corporate finance]]
* [[Corporate financial management]]
* [[Corporate governance]]
* [[Corporate Interest Restriction]]
* [[Corporate plan]]
* [[Corporate real estate]]
* [[Corporate Reporting Council]]
* [[Corporate responsibility]]
* [[Corporate Services Price Index]]
* [[Corporate sector purchase programme]]
* [[Corporate social responsibility]]  (CSR)
* [[Corporate strategy]]
* [[Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive]]  (CSRD)
* [[Corporate tax]]
* [[Corporate treasury]]
* [[Corporate treasurer]]
* [[Corporate treasury]]
* [[Corporate trustee]]
* [[Corporate valuation]]
* [[Corporate value]]
* [[Corporation]]
* [[Corporation Tax]]
* [[Finance]]
* [[Financial institution]]
* [[General Corporate Purpose instrument]]
* [[Global minimum corporate tax rate]]
* [[Incorporation]]
* [[Infrastructure]]
* [[Non-financial corporate]]
* [[Standardised corporate environment]]


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[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]

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.


See also