futures

2 definitions • 10 examples

agreements for the buying and selling of goods, in which the price is agreed before a particular future time at which the goods will be provided:

the futures market

She works in futures.

He explains how investors can trade futures directly.

Oil futures were down 0.85 cents at 68.73 cents per gallon.

Crude oil futures jumped more than $2 a barrel.

The increase in investment in oil futures continues.

Gains were capped across all futures markets.

agreements to buy and sell particular shares, goods, etc. on a particular date in the future at a fixed price. Futures can be traded on financial markets:

corn/gold/oil futures Oil futures topped $88 a barrel for the first time.

currency/bond/dollar futures

Winter wheat was quoted at 57 cents a bushel more than the July futures price.