index futures

index futures
plural noun contracts to buy a range of shares at an agreed price but delivered and paid for later.

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  • index futures — are based on the projected movement of a share price index, such as the FTSE 100. London Stock Exchange Glossary * * * index futures index futures ➔ futures * * * index futures UK US noun [plural] FINANCE ► futures (= agreements to buy or sell… …   Financial and business terms

  • Index Futures — A futures contract on a stock or financial index. For each index there may be a different multiple for determining the price of the futures contract. For example, the S P 500 Index is one of the most widely traded index futures contracts in the U …   Investment dictionary

  • index futures — A futures contract on a financial futures market, such as the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange, which offers facilities for trading in futures and options on a financial index. On the FTSE 100 Index (see Financial Times …   Big dictionary of business and management

  • stock index futures — Based on stock market indexes, including Standard and Poor s 500, Value Line, NYSE Composite, Nikkei 225, the Major Market Index, and the Over the Counter Index, these instruments are used by investors concerned with price changes in a large… …   Financial and business terms

  • China Stock Index Futures — China Shanghai Shenzhen 300 Stock Index Futures[1][2], often abbreviated to Hushen 300 Index (Shanghai is commonly abbreviated in Chinese as Hù,and Shenzhen is abbreviated as shēn), designated by the commodity ticker symbol IF, is a stock market… …   Wikipedia

  • narrow-based index futures — are futures contracts whose underlying index is comprised of stocks in a particular industry, such as airlines, or telecoms. Compare this with broad based index futures whose stocks span the entire market. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary …   Financial and business terms

  • share index futures — UK US noun [plural] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► STOCK INDEX FUTURES(Cf. ↑stock index futures) …   Financial and business terms

  • Futures —   [ fjuːtʃəz; englisch, Plural von future »Zukunft«] Plural, Sammelbezeichnung für standardisierte Terminkontrakte, die an Börsen gehandelt werden (z. B. in Chicago, New York, London). Futures können sich auf Metalle, v. a. Edelmetalle,… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • stock-index futures — noun a futures contract based on a stock index; a bet on the future price of the indexed group of stocks • Hypernyms: ↑futures contract …   Useful english dictionary

  • Futures contract — Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities Bond market Fixed income Corporate bond Government bond Municipal bond …   Wikipedia

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