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Abbreviation for ''futures contracts''.
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.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Basis]]
* [[Bond futures]]
* [[Close out]]
* [[Currency futures]]
* [[Exchange traded]]
* [[Exchange traded]]
* [[Future-proof]]
* [[Futures contract]]
* [[Futures contract]]
* [[Hedging]]
* [[Hedging]]
* [[Initial margin]]
* [[Interest rate futures]]
* [[International Organization of Securities Commissions]]
* [[Margin]]
* [[Over the counter]]
* [[Speculation]]
* [[STIR]]
* [[Swapnote]]
* [[Tick]]
* [[Variation margin]]


[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]

Revision as of 13:01, 16 February 2022

Abbreviation for futures contracts.

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


See also