futures contract

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futures contract - an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity or financial instrument at a particular price on a stipulated future date; the contract can be sold before the settlement date

derivative instrument, derivative - a financial instrument whose value is based on another security

stock-index futures - a futures contract based on a stock index; a bet on the future price of the indexed group of stocks

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