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| A contract specifying a future date of delivery or receipt of a certain amount of a specific tangible or intangible product. ... www.vss2000.com/glossary/f.asp A term used to designate all contracts covering the purchase and sale of financial instruments or physical commodities for future delivery on a commodity futures exchange. www.tradecenterinc.com/commoditysystem/Glossary.html Securities or goods bought or sold for future delivery. There may be no intention to take them up but to rely upon price changes in order to sell at a profit before delivery. www.crimes-of-persuasion.com/Crimes/InPerson/MajorPerson/Prime/prime_glossary.htm Legally binding standardised agreements to buy or sell a commodity, currency or security at a fixed time in the future, at a price agreed upon today (ie similar to a forward contract). www.nzsuperfund.co.nz/index.asp Futures are bets that will be decided by multiple contests, or by a contest that is more than about a week away. An example of a futures bet is a wager on wether the Yankees will win more than 92 games in the upcoming season. sports.betfirms.com/glossary.shtml Exchange-traded contracts. They are firm agreements to deliver (or take delivery of) a standardized amount of something on a certain date at a predetermined price. Futures exist in currencies, money market deposits, bonds, shares and commodities. ... www.fxcenterusa.com/us/learning-definitions.asp Agreements to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity or financial instrument at a set price on a specific future date. www.acmeadvisor.com/Glossary.htm an exchange-traded contract that confers an obligation to buy or sell a physical or financial commodity at a specified price and amount on a future date. www.ontariobudget.ca/english/glossary.html Contracts that require delivery of a commodity of specified quality and quantity, at a specified price, on a specified future date. Commodity futures are traded on a commodity exchange and are used for both speculation and hedging. www.argmax.com/About/articles.php a derivative investment in which parties agree on an obligation to buy or sell a specified quantity of an underlying asset at some time in the future, and the price. www.bt.com.au/About_Us/glossary.asp A financial contract that obligates the buyer (seller) to purchase (sell and deliver) financial instruments or physical commodities at a future date, unless the holder's position is closed prior to expiration. www.traderslog.com/systems-terms.htm Futures are derivative financial instruments. Futures are standardized, exchange-traded scheduled contracts with contractual obligations to deliver (short) or draw (long) a specified amount of an underlying, at a fixed price and at fixed point in the future, both determined by contract agreement. www.varengold.de/glossar.ssi (Also, Ante Post) Bets placed in advance predicting the outcome of a future event. gamblingreviewssite.com/hracing A future is a contract to buy or sell a commodity sometime in the future. Commodities include things such as coffee, lumber, oranges, etc. www.investor-info.ca/glossary.asp Contracts for the future delivery of securities or commodities at a set price and at a specified time. www.goodmoney.com/diction.htm Futures refers to wine purchased prior to being released by the winery. Some wineries offer futures on wine in the barrel, or in the bottle but not yet released, or even before the grapes are harvested. ... www.wineroad.com/wine101/glossary.asp A derivative transaction between two counterparties wherein the seller agrees to fix the price for a predetermined quantity of an underlying commodity, security, bond or currency in a specified delivery period. The buyer becomes "long" the futures position while the seller becomes "short. ... www.spragueenergy.com/pages/content.aspx A future is a contract to buy an underlying security or commodity at a fixed price at a future date....more on Futures moneyterms.co.uk/d/ a contract to buy something at a specified time in the future at a given price. The item bought could be shares, a currency, a commodity (eg coffee, gold, oil) or a bond. www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/Explore_job_sectors/City_markets/jargon_buster/p!ejigiX A financial contract that requires the sale of financial instruments or physical commodities for future delivery, usually on a commodity exchange. Futures contracts try to "bet" what the value of an index or commodity will be at some date in the future. news.firstdata.com/glossary.cfm Wagers made, or lines/odds posted on an event or outcome taking place some time in the future, eg betting during the season on the SuperBowl winner www.onlinebookies.net/terminology.html The term applied to trading in identical contracts for delivery of a commodity at a future date. All futures trading in the same contract involve the same unit of trading. ... www.brokerone.com.au/index.php Investment contracts which specify the quantity and price of a commodity to be purchased or sold at a later date. On contract date, the buyer must take physical possession or make delivery of the commodity, which can only be avoided by closing out the contract(s) before that date. ... www.zacks.com/help/glossary/ A futures contract specifies a quantity of a commodity, share or index, the price and the delivery date. The contract commits the user to buy or sell the item in question when the delivery date arrives, unlike an option which does not impose any obligation. www.cityhotdesk.co.uk/quotes/findict.htm Agreement to buy or sell a set number of shares of a specific stock in a designated future month at a price agreed upon by the buyer and seller. A future is a type of derivative. ... www.investorawareness.com/glossary.html Futures is the fifth studio album by Jimmy Eat World. It was released on October 19, 2004. In the album the band departs from their traditional rock sound: while the energetic single "Pain" reminds of the earlier works, most songs of the album are slower pop-rock ballads. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futures (album) Futures is an international, refereed, multidisciplinary journal concerned with futures studies. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futures (journal) Futures magazine is a U.S. based monthly magazine about commodity futures contracts, stocks, options, derivatives and forex. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futures (magazine) These contracts give the holder the right to buy or sell securities at a set price or a set period of time. ... www.marketwatch.com/pf/started/gettingstarted_glossary.asp 1: A contract giving an investor a right to buy (call) or sell (put) a fixed amount of shares (usually 100 shares) of a given stock (or indexes and commodities) at a specified price within a limited time period (usually three, six, or nine months). ... www.americancentury.com/servlet/GlossaryManager/acb.americancentury.com/ilOnOp.htm An option is a contractual agreement that gives the holder the right to buy (call option) or sell (put option) a fixed quantity of a security or commodity (for example, a commodity or commodity futures contract), at a fixed price, within a specified period of time. ... www.consumerenergycenter.org/glossary/o.html a derivative investment, giving the holder an option to buy or sell a specified quantity of an underlying asset at a particular date, at a price that is agreed when the contract is executed. www.financialpassages.co.nz/WEB/fp.nsf/content/Glossary A privilege that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy (call) or sell (put) a security at an agreed price during a certain time period or on a specific date. www.genesisexchange.com/Public/Investment/Terms/glossary.ghtml An investor who buys an option on a security has the right to buy or sell the security at a specified price within a specified time. This right is optional, the owner is not obligated to do so. www.investor-info.ca/glossary.asp a right to buy stock at a specific share price. The specific share price is called the exercise price. Usually, investors purchase options at a very low price betting the share price will appreciate above the exercise price. www.chinae.com/Glossary/Glossary.asp Alternatives or choices, often refers to settings or preferences in a program that may be set according to the users preference or taste. javaworkshop.sourceforge.net/glossary.html all answer choices for Selected Response items www.mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/hsa/government/ss_terminology.html A contract that allows you to make a transaction in the future with conditions set now. You set the price and are entitled to buy or sell a security at that price within a set period of time. www.nfec.info/main/resources/glossary The payoff of Average-Style options is based on the average price of the underlying interest over a period relative to the strike price. This contrasts with American and European style options which pay off based on a prices as at a single date relative to the strike price. www.tmac.ca/seminars/financial-risk-glossary.html the opportunity to buy something at a fixed price at a future date. If the price falls between now and then, the option need not be taken. If it rises, a profit will be made. www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/Explore_job_sectors/City_markets/jargon_buster/p!ejigiX The right but not the obligation to purchase a share in a company at a set price (see Exercise Price) by a specified time (see Exercise Date). www.directorstransactions.com.au/glossary.php An option is the right, but not the obligation, to buy (call option) or sell (put option) a financial asset at a predetermined price (called the exercise price or strike price) at some particular date in the future. ... www.offshore.hsbc.com/1/2/international/investments/glossary Features (or add-ons) that are added to a vehicle, often by the dealer, which can include a high-quality stereo system, anti-theft devices, detailing, and undercoating. Some options are for aesthetic purposes only, known as "mop and glow," and do not increase the value of the vehicle. www.canequity.com/mortgage-resources/ A type of derivative instrument which gives its holder a right to buy or sell a fixed quantity of an asset according to predetermined conditions eg, asset type, quality, quantity, price, expiry date and exercise date of the contract. ... www.set.or.th/en/education/investment/glossary_po.html An option is a contract between two parties in which one party has the right but not the obligation buy or sell some underlying asset. The underlying asset could be anything from a commodity, to equity or currency. www.global-derivatives.com/index.php Options are derivative financial instruments. Options are handled as standardized, stock market agreements, giving the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy (call) or sell (put) a specified amount of an underlying, within a fixed period and at a fixed price determined by contract ... www.varengold.de/glossar.ssi Choices available to select from in a multiple-choice item on a test. www.upei.ca/~xliu/measurement/glossary.htm This section is a small panel with printing, copying, and sound options available. Here the user can select to print or copy to a clipboard a specific screen or window. Also, the user can use the sound option to turn the audio portion of the program on or off. [Top of Page] www.gslis.utexas.edu/~kidnet/reviews/science.html Identifying the possible alternatives available that may be chosen. www.vatlas.com/encyclopedia/index.php When requested at an early stage of construction, Strathclyde Homes can provide variations to your home and should you require any special needs, Strathclyde Homes can provide repositioned light switches and electrical sockets, specially adapted bathrooms and kitchens and access ramps (where ... www.strathclydehomes.com/glossary A contract enabling the holder to sell or buy particular securities at a specific price before the agreed expiry date of the option. www.finium.com.au/article.jsp Contracts giving the holder the right but not the obligation to purchase or sell a security on or before a predetermined future date for a fixed price. Options on securities indexes are similar, but settled in cash. www.summitfunds.com/InvestorEducation/glossary.aspx A contract that gives the customer the right, without obligation, to buy a currency (call) or sell a currency (put) at a specified price. www.envoyinternational.com/info_pages/defini.htm Options is a 1975 absurdist science fiction novel by Robert Sheckley. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Options (book) |