forward contract

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forward contract

noun forward contracts

A contract between two parties to buy or sell something on a stated future date at a price agreed now; distinguished from a futures contract in not being standardised or exchange-traded.

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@misc{forward_contract_2026,
  title = {forward contract},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forward%20contract},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}