30 years: Financial markets trader
Futures and forwards are both derivatives, and a derivative is a financial product, instrument or contract whose value or price is derived from the price of something else. In the first video, Abdulla provides an overview of both contracts, their main characteristics and differences.
Futures and forwards are both derivatives, and a derivative is a financial product, instrument or contract whose value or price is derived from the price of something else. In the first video, Abdulla provides an overview of both contracts, their main characteristics and differences.
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Futures and forwards are both derivative instruments and a derivative. Both contracts are legal undertakings to take delivery (buy) or to deliver (sell) the underlying asset on an agreed date in the future. The contract price is agreed and fixed at the start of the contract. – Agree a price ‘upfront’ for delivery and settlement on the agreed date.
Key learning objectives:
Identify the principal difference between a forward trade and a futures trade
Define a derivative
Understand the forward and futures trade
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A financial product, instrument or contract whose value or price is derived from the price of something else. Derivatives allow someone to buy or sell an underlying asset, at some point in the future at a fixed price. For example:
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