futures

British  

/ ˈfjuːtʃəz /

plural noun

1. 1. commodities or other financial products bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date See also financial futures

   2. ( as modifier )

      futures contract

      futures market

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futures Cultural  

1. A contract to buy or sell a specified amount of a commodity or financial instrument at an agreed price at a set date in the future. If the price for the commodity or financial instrument rises between the contract date and the future date, the investor will make money; if it declines, the investor will lose money. The term also refers to the market for such contracts.

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Example Sentences

Find insight on crude oil futures, European energy stocks and more in the latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities.

From The Wall Street Journal

In late November, CME Group was unable to offer trading in futures tied to U.S. stock indexes, Treasurys and crude oil for more than 10 hours after a data center it relied on overheated.

From The Wall Street Journal

US stock futures rebound on hopes of the US-Iran conflict ending.

From Barron's

Recently, Papic recommended trades to benefit from the ongoing conflict including Brent futures, and exchange-traded funds on U.S. oil equipment, and tanker shipping.

From MarketWatch

Oil futures rose on Monday as the conflict in Iran entered into its third week with no let-up in attacks on vital sites.

From MarketWatch