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A standardised foreign exchange, interest rate or other contract written against the exchange clearing house for a standard fixed number of units and for delivery on a fixed date.
1. ''Financial reporting.''


Because of their standardisation, futures contracts have a deep secondary market.
Used to describe financial results which are not finalised, but give an idea of what is expected before the real results are known.


== See also ==
* [[Fixing instrument]]
* [[Forward contract]]
* [[Futures]]
* [[Margin call]]
* [[Open interest]]


2. ''Invoice.''
A list of things that have been ordered, sent with their prices to a customer so that they can be paid for before they are delivered.
3. More generally, a letter, document or template that is created as an example to show how others of the same type should be written or prepared.
Also written as Pro forma.
==See also==
* [[Financial reporting]]
* [[Invoice]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]

Revision as of 14:12, 14 October 2020

1. Financial reporting.

Used to describe financial results which are not finalised, but give an idea of what is expected before the real results are known.


2. Invoice.

A list of things that have been ordered, sent with their prices to a customer so that they can be paid for before they are delivered.


3. More generally, a letter, document or template that is created as an example to show how others of the same type should be written or prepared.


Also written as Pro forma.


See also