forward contract

glossary / forward contract

An agreement to buy or sell a particular nonstandardized asset (usu. currencies) at a fixed price on a future date. • Unlike a futures contract, a forward contract is not traded on a formal exchange. — Also termed forward agreement. Cf. FUTURES CONTRACT.

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forward contract

glossary / forward contract, 期货合同, 远期合同, 预购合同

forward contract 远期合同；期货合同；预购合同在将来某一确定日期依签合同时所定价格和数量清算交割商品、证券、外汇的合同。远期合同属于完全执行的合同，与期权合同相反，因为期权合同的交易者在规定的清算交割日有权对是否执行合同作出选择。 (→futures contract; option)

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