Delivery Date

1. The final date by which the underlying commodity for a futures contract must be delivered in order for the terms of the contract to be fulfilled.

2. The maturity date of a currency forward contract.

Investopedia Says:
All futures and forward contracts have a delivery date upon which the underlying must be transferred to the contract holder if he or she holds the contract until maturity instead of offsetting it.

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1. first day of the month in which delivery is to be made under a futures contract. Since sales are on a Seller's Option basis, delivery can be on any day of the month, as long as proper notice is given.

2. third business day following a Regular Way transaction of stocks or bonds. Seller's option delivery can be anywhere from 3 to 60 days, though there may be a purchase-price adjustment to compensate for Delayed Delivery. The Settlement Date was changed from 5 days to 3 days effective June 1, 1995, after approval by the SEC. New deadline is known as T (for trade)-plus-three.

1. Date the list owner agrees to deliver a list to the user.

2. Date a mailing piece is delivered to the recipient.

3. Date that merchandise is delivered to the customer.