Economic Definition of futures. Defined.
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Term futures Definition: An agreement to complete the sale of a commodity at a pre-determined price on some future date. Much of the real stuff that consumers buy is what is usually termed a spot transactions. You buy the stuff, pay the price, and take it home with you. While financial markets have a substantial number of these spot transactions they are also heavily into futures transactions.
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