financial futures definition

financial futures

Futures contract to buy or sell a specific financial instrument (such as treasury bills, certificates of deposit, or foreign currencies) at a specific future date and at a specified price. The market value of these contracts generally moves in a direction opposite to that of the interest rates.

financial futures is in the Commodities & Precious Metals Trading, Currency Trading, Investing and Securities & Futures Trading subjects.

financial futures appears in the definitions of the following terms: asked price, soft commodities, interest rate futures, futures exchange and delivery date

financial futures appears in the other term: London International Financial Futures & Options Exchange (LIFFE)

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