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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. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[ | * [[Basis]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Bond futures]] | ||
* [[Close out]] | |||
* [[Currency futures]] | |||
* [[Futures contract]] | |||
* [[Hedging]] | |||
* [[Initial margin]] | |||
* [[Interest rate futures]] | |||
* [[International Organization of Securities Commissions]] | |||
* [[Margin]] | |||
* [[Speculation]] | |||
* [[STIR]] | |||
* [[Swapnote]] | |||
* [[Tick]] | |||
* [[Variation margin]] | |||
Revision as of 13:12, 27 August 2013
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.
