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futures market

American  

noun

  1. a market in which futures contracts in commodities are traded.


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The Dow Jones Industrial Average was the best performing major index in the U.S. futures market, as investors hope to close out a volatile quarter in the green.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Following the remarks, the odds of a rate hike at the mid-September meeting surged to roughly 58% on the Fed funds futures market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Traders went from expecting the Federal Reserve to reduce borrowing costs to positioning bets in the futures market in anticipation of the energy shock necessitating rate increases, according to CME Group data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

The crude futures market is currently in a state of backwardation, which means that oil for delivery near term is trading at prices higher than contracts for oil for future delivery.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

The Liverpool Cotton Market is both a great "spot" cotton market, and a great "futures" market.

From The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States by Guaranty Trust Company of New York

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