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index futures

British

plural noun

a form of financial futures based on projected movement of a share price index, such as the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Share Index

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U.S. stocks look set to open lower with index futures down, though they don’t yet appear poised to repeat yesterday’s sharp declines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

This June’s expiration is what’s known as quadruple witching, when contracts for stock options, index options, index futures and single-stock futures expire simultaneously.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

When gamma is this high, options dealers are consistently forced to buy shares, or index futures, to remain “delta neutral.”

From MarketWatch ● May 17, 2026

U.S. tech stocks mostly gained in premarket action, while a CME Group outage halted trading in index futures and other key contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

STOCKS: U.S. stock index futures extend gains and were last up 1.24%, pointing to a strong open on Wall StreetBONDS: U.S.

From Reuters ● Nov. 14, 2023

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