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Futures
Standardized contracts to buy/sell an asset at a future date/price
Definition
Futures contracts obligate parties to buy/sell an asset at a predetermined price on a future date. They're used for hedging commodity price risk or speculation. Standardized contracts trade on exchanges like CME or ICE.
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