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Futures are a type of financial contract that has obligations to a buyer or a seller to buy or sell
an asset, which may be commodities such as bonds or currencies or other financial instruments i.e.
stock indices at an agreed date for an agreed price, as specified in the futures contract. The Futures
contract specifies the underlying details including quantity of the asset, and are standardized to
enable trading on an exchange. The exchange is basically a clearinghouse or rather a continuous
auction house that provides clearing and settlement services. The futures contract will also include
whether this is a cash or physical delivery of the asset which must be carried out on the agreed
settlement date on the futures contract.
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A complete definition of ‘options’ in the financial markets context is not a simple black and white task.
Yes, it is true that an option is a contractual agreement between two parties, one to sell and one to
buy. But there are many different types and styles of options and each one has its own definition, a
brief explanations of some of the various meanings are given below.
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