Index futures are based on the projected movement of a share price index, such as the FTSE 100.
A futures contract on a financial futures market, such as the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange, which offers facilities for trading in futures and options on the market Index such as FT-SE 100 and the FT-SE Eurotrack 100.
Contracts for future delivery based on the development of a share or price index within a specified period. See also Financial futures; share index. Français: Indice sur les contrats à terme Español: Indice de futuros
Futures contracts traded in the basis of the underlying cash index or average. Unlike commodities futures, there is no tangible asset traded for delivery other than the cash value of the futures contract at the time of expiration.
a stock index future is an agreement to take, or make, delivery of an amount of cash determined by the difference between the level of the specified stock index at the time you enter into the contract and the level of the index at the time you exit the contract. This investment approach allows the investor to take advantage of changes in the index, without actually buying the individual securities which make up the index.
A futures contract that allows investors to buy or sell an index (such as a foreign stock index) in the futures market.
Futures contracts based on indexes such as the S&P 500 or Value Line Index. These are cash settlement contracts.
A futures contract on an index in the futures market
Interest rate futures contract Invoice price
A futures contract on a stock or financial index, such as the S&P 500. Each index can have a different multiple for determining the price of the future.