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The future prices represent the agreed upon monetary value for certain assets. The buyer and seller come to a compromise on when the asset will be sold; they also agree to a future date for this transaction. The futures contract is a written document between these two parties for the transaction. There is an exchange that exists solely for the trading of futures contracts. The futures contract is totally different from direct securities. For example, stocks, bonds, and warrants are all examples of direct securities. The purchaser of the futures contract is willing to take a long position for the future prices. The seller in the transaction takes a short position in this transaction. The main influence on future prices is supply and demand. This factor has the greatest influence on the entire process. In addition, the underlying asset does not have to be a commodity. Commodities are things like currencies, financial instruments, and securities. Another factor in the transaction is the delivery date of the contract. This date can also be referred to as the future date. This is the date that the contract must be delivered. The history of future prices can be traced all the way back to Japan in the 1730's. In 1864 the Chicago Board of Trade listed the first forward exchange contract. This contract was based on grain, and this contract also started a trend. A number of futures exchanges were set up around the world. By the year 1875, cotton was being traded in Mumbai. In the next few years the trade expanded to raw jute, jute goods, and edible oilseeds complex. The futures prices are stabilized by the futures contract being liquid. This is possible because the contract is highly standardized. The futures contract specifies the underlying asset or instrument. This can be a barrel of crude oil, or this can be a short term interest rate. The type of settlement is also specified. The settlement can be cash or physical. Another example is the contract in which the futures contract is quoted. Also, the quality and grade of the deliverable is factored into the equation. When it comes to bonds, the contract specifies which bonds can be delivered. Another factor affecting future prices is the credit risk. For instance, the trader must post a performance bond to reduce the risk. The amount of the performance bond is typically 5%-15% of the contract value.
Indentured servants
A loyal vassal is the name given to a person who enters into an agreement with a monarch or lord. They give military support and protection in exchange for certain privileges such as being given land.
Although inter-sectional trading was strictly forbidden, there was a certain amount of unofficial exchange of Southern cotton for Northern munitions and medicine.
People who had a contract to work for a certain term of years in exchange for transportation and expenses
A contract of natural gas traded at the Chicago Mercantile exchange is a contract to take delivery of a certain amount of natural gas at a specified time. The contract will state the amount, the price and when the natural gas will be delivered.
The contract of work in exchange for passage to America was known as indentured servitude. A person signed a paper agreeing to work for someone a certain number of years in exchange for a ticket to the New World.
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A futures (not future) contract obligates the seller to produce a certain amount and quality of a certain commodity on a certain date, for which he will be paid a certain price. Such as, 5000 bushels of hard red wheat on July 7 for $7 per bushel. A forward contract is similar but can be customized--such as "my entire crop of hard red wheat, upon harvest, for $6.80 per bushel." A true futures contract wouldn't work for a farmer for obvious reasons--on July 7 the wheat might have too much moisture in it so it can't be harvested yet, or the crop could be larger or smaller than predicted.
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