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• plural of future.

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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Nasdaq futures jumped 1.2% after the tech-heavy index had its best day in over a month Thursday, as investors piled back into AI-linked stocks following positive earnings from tech giants Microsoft and Amazon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

WTI futures fell 31.5% during the quarter and Brent futures sank 29.8%, with both ending the quarter slightly above where they were just before the Iran war started.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Interest-rate futures showed Thursday afternoon that traders saw a 63% chance that the Fed will raise rates in September.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

But the broad tech stock rebound Microsoft helped inspire seems to have legs based on stock futures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Dozens of futures extended ahead of him, depending on his luck and the will of the Fates... and the variable that this girl presented.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi