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index futures

British

plural noun

a form of financial futures based on projected movement of a share price index, such as the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Share Index

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U.S. stocks look set to open lower with index futures down, though they don’t yet appear poised to repeat yesterday’s sharp declines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

This June’s expiration is what’s known as quadruple witching, when contracts for stock options, index options, index futures and single-stock futures expire simultaneously.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

Friday delivers a “triple witching” event, with the quarterly expiration of stock options, stock index futures, and stock index options.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026

U.S. tech stocks mostly gained in premarket action, while a CME Group outage halted trading in index futures and other key contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

U.S. stock index futures , suggested a modestly weaker start on Wall Street later, down 0.1%.

From Reuters ● Oct. 3, 2023

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