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Abbreviation for ''futures contracts''.
Abbreviation for ''futures contracts'' or ''futures contract.''


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




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* [[Futures contract]]
* [[Futures contract]]
* [[Hedging]]
* [[Hedging]]
* [[Speculation]]


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

Revision as of 20:03, 28 July 2022

Abbreviation for futures contracts or futures contract.

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


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