Glossario di economia e finanza. 2011.
underlying futures contract — The specific futures contract that is bought or sold by exercising an option. Chicago Board of Trade glossary The futures contract covered by an option; for example, a 300 Dec. corn call s underlying futures contract is the December corn futures… … Financial and business terms
underlying — or underlier An option or a future is a right or a commitment to buy or sell something at a future date. The underlying is the financial instrument that may or must be bought or sold in each option or futures contract. FAS 133, as amended by FAS… … Financial and business terms
CONTRACT — (Heb. חוֹזֶה, ḥozeh), in general law theory a legally binding agreement between two or more parties, in terms of which one party undertakes for the benefit of the other to perform or refrain from a certain act. As such, contract is the main… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
contratto future sottostante — Eng. underlying future contract Contratto future che svolge la funzione di strumento sottostante per i contratti di optino. Ad es. al Chicago Board of Trade sono a disposizione contratti di opzione su future sui titoli del Tesoro degli Stati… … Glossario di economia e finanza
Contract for difference — In finance, a contract for difference (or CFD) is a contract between two parties, typically described as buyer and seller , stipulating that the buyer will pay to the seller the difference between the current value of an asset and its value at… … Wikipedia
contract — contractee, n. contractible, adj. contractibility, contractibleness, n. contractibly, adv. n., adj., and usu. for v. 16 18, 22, 23 /kon trakt/; otherwise v. /keuhn trakt /, n. 1. an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing … Universalium
contract size — The eligible size of a commodity that can be traded by the futures contract. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary The amount of the underlying asset which one futures contract represents, e.g. the contract size for a copper contract is 25 tonnes … Financial and business terms
Underlying — The something that the parties agree to exchange in a derivative contract. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * underlying un‧der‧ly‧ing [ˌʌndəˈlaɪ ɪŋ◂ ǁ ər ] adjective 1. underlying figure/rate ECONOMICS a rate or figure that shows the… … Financial and business terms
Underlying Asset — A term used in derivatives trading, such as with options. A derivative is a financial instrument whose price is based (derived) from a different asset. The underlying asset is the financial instrument (e.g., stock, futures, commodity, currency,… … Investment dictionary
contract specification — The legal document produced by the relevant exchange that sets out the details of a future or options contract, e.g. trading times, delivery procedures, quantities of underlying per one contract etc. The use of contract specifications leads to… … Financial and business terms
