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futures

British  
/ ˈfjuːtʃəz /

plural noun

    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
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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Front-month Brent crude oil futures are up 1.1% at $106.26 per barrel; front-month WTI crude oil futures are 1.0% higher at $96.80 per barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Find insight on oil futures, GE Vernova, PTT Global Chemical and more in the latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

In that time frame, continuous gold futures have declined 10% to $4,724 an ounce on Thursday as the conflict in the Middle East has disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, driving up oil prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Moreover, the VIX futures are trading at a premium to VIX.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Cora couldn’t tell what feature of the landscape had persuaded the homesteaders to plant their futures, fertile earth or water or vistas.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

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