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

Crypto and other digital assets are now being tied into agricultural futures and options contracts, for example.

From Barron's

Crude futures settled lower as the market looked to Thursday’s talks between the U.S. and Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal

Stock futures were rising on Tuesday as investors regained their footing following another brutal artificial-intelligence selloff.

From Barron's

Stock futures were rising on Tuesday as investors regained their footing following another brutal artificial-intelligence selloff.

From Barron's

U.S. equity futures nudged higher in early European trade after renewed speculation about how artificial intelligence might shape the future caused heavy selling across a range of sectors.

From The Wall Street Journal