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futures market

American  

noun

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


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However, prices may be limited amid ample vegetable oil stockpiles in major importing countries and weaker biodiesel demand economics, with gasoil prices falling below palm oil prices in the futures market, it adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

The market currently puts the odds of just a single quarter-point interest rate hike by year end at 50/50, according to futures market data.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Some of the biggest movements have been in oil trades on the futures market.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

The oil futures market currently trades in backwardation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 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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