An auction market in which participants buy and sell commodity/future contracts for delivery on a specified future date.
Futures Education. A futures education requires that you learn about the futures market s and all that entails. This market is the place where buyer s and seller s of commodities meet for the purpose of providing an efficient system for the management of price risks.  futures market. A market in which futures contracts are bought and sold. The various organized futures exchanges specialize in certain types of contracts. Futures Market. The supply and demand for the trading of futures contracts. A futures contract is an agreement to buy and sell an asset at a certain date at a certain price. That is, Investor A may make a contract with Farmer B in which A agrees to buy so many bushels of B's corn at $15 per bushel. Noun. 1. futures market-a commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded. forward market, futures exchange. commodities exchange, commodities market, commodity exchange-an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery. 1  Facebook. futures market noun [C]. › (also futures exchange) a ​market where ​futures and ​options are ​traded: Financial ​futures ​markets are already ​betting on an imminent ​rate ​rise. › the ​activity of ​trading ​futures: The ​growth of the ​futures ​market has ​changed the nature of ​supply problems.  futures. An agreement to buy goods at a fixed date in the future at a fixed price. Futures are sold where the price of goods fluctuates, for example, there are futures for commodities such as fruit, and also it is possible to buy futures in foreign currencies.  Definition. Market in which participants can buy and sell commodities and their future delivery contracts. A futures market provides a medium for the complementary activities of hedging and speculation, necessary for dampening wild fluctuations in the prices caused by gluts and shortages. Nearby Terms. 1  future value. 2  future value of... 3  future value of... 4  futures. 5  Futures Commiss... 6  futures contrac... 7  futures contrac... 8  futures exchang... 9  futures market. 10  futurology. 11  fuzzy logic. 12  fuzzy search. 13  G-8 Finance Min... 14  gadfly. 15  gage repeatabil... 16  Gaia hypothesis. 17  gain. DEFINITION of 'Futures Market'. An auction market in which participants buy and sell commodity/future contracts for delivery on a specified future date. Trading is carried on through open yelling and hand signals in a trading pit.  DEFINITION of 'Futures'. A financial contract obligating the buyer to purchase an asset (or the seller to sell an asset), such as a physical commodity or a financial instrument, at a predetermined future date and price. 
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