Futures Contract definition

Futures Contract means a Financial Futures Contract and/or Stock Index Futures Contracts.
Futures Contract means any futures contract which is traded on any Futures Exchange.
Futures Contract means an exchange-traded futures contract which provides for the future purchase and sale of a specified type and quantity of a commodity at a Settlement Price for a specified settlement month in which the commodity is to be delivered by the seller.

Examples of Futures Contract in a sentence

  • The amount of initial margin is small relative to the value of the Futures Contract so that transactions are 'leveraged' or 'geared'.

  • This can occur when, for example, the Futures Contract underlying the option is subject to price limits while the option is not.


More Definitions of Futures Contract

Futures Contract means a contract the effect of which is that —
Futures Contract means a contract, similar to that of a forward contract (described above), except that the contract has standardized terms and conditions and is traded only on a futures exchange, not over-the- counter.
Futures Contract means a contract executed on any commodity, futures or options exchange, the effect of which is that:
Futures Contract means, in respect of a Commodity Reference Price, the contract for future delivery of a contract size in respect of the relevant Delivery Date relating to the Commodity referred to in that Commodity Reference Price.
Futures Contract or “Future” means a Contract conferring an obligation to trade the Underlying at a price agreed on Trade Day for physical or cash-settlement on a pre-defined date in the future;
Futures Contract means a contract on terms prescribed by a Market;
Futures Contract means any Transaction in a future (a future being defined by the FCA Rules) entered into between the Firm and the Client.