Definition
Futures are financial contracts to buy or sell something at a set price on a specific date in the future. They are often used to manage risk or to bet on price changes of things like oil, grain, or currencies.
Etymology
“Futures” grew from the word “future,” applied in the 19th century to trading agreements about later delivery. The term stuck in finance to mark deals that are about what will happen, not what exists now.
Kelly Says
In futures markets, people trade promises about tomorrow as if they were objects today. A farmer and a bakery can use the same futures contract—one to protect against prices falling, the other against prices rising.
Translations
ARالعربية
المستقبلات
al-mustaqbalāt
BNবাংলা
ভবিষ্যৎ
bha-bi-shat
CSČeština
budoucnost
boo-doo-chos-nost
DADansk
fremtiden
frem-ti-den
DEDeutsch
Zukünfte
tsoo-koon-fte
ELΕλληνικά
μέλλον
mel-lon
ESEspañol
futuras
foo-TOO-ras
FISuomi
tulevaisuus
too-le-vai-soo-s
FRFrançais
futures
fyoos-yoor
HIहिन्दी
भविष्य
bha-vi-shay
IDBahasa Indonesia
masa depan
ma-sa de-pan
ITItaliano
futuri
foo-too-ree
MSBahasa Melayu
masa depan
ma-sa de-pan
NLNederlands
toekomstigen
toe-koms-ti-ghen
NONorsk
fremtiden
frem-ti-den
PLPolski
przyszłości
pri-szes-t-sw-chi
PTPortuguês
futuras
foo-TOO-rass
RORomână
viitorul
vee-ee-to-rul
RUРусский
будущие
boo-doo-shee
SVSvenska
framtida
fram-tee-da
SWKiswahili
mustakabali
moo-stah-kah-bah-lee
TEతెలుగు
భవిష్యత్
bha-vi-shyath
TLTL
kinabukasan
ki-na-bu-ka-san
TRTürkçe
gelecekler
geh-leh-cek-ler
UKУкраїнська
майбутнє
my-boot-nyeh
VITiếng Việt
tương lai
tươ-ng lai
YOYO
ọ̀lọ́run
oh-loh-roon