futures

British

/ ˈfjuːtʃəz /

plural noun

1. commodities or other financial products bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date See also financial futures
2. ( as modifier )
  
  futures contract
  futures market

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futures Cultural

A contract to buy or sell a specified amount of a commodity or financial instrument at an agreed price at a set date in the future. If the price for the commodity or financial instrument rises between the contract date and the future date, the investor will make money; if it declines, the investor will lose money. The term also refers to the market for such contracts.

Example Sentences

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Investors were bracing for futures to start trading later today, with the price of crude oil expected to jump in reaction to the outbreak of conflict in Iran this weekend.

From Barron's

As investors wait for global futures markets to reopen on Sunday, all eyes are on the global market for crude oil.

From MarketWatch

Some said this could foreshadow a large jump in prices once the global commodity futures market reopens Sunday evening.

From MarketWatch

The jump in those shares was a potential precursor of what investors are facing later when oil futures begin trading, along with U.S. equity futures trading.

From MarketWatch

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