An agreement that can be traded on exchanges that stipulates a buy or sell price of an asset at a specific price and time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
An agreement that can be traded on exchanges that stipulates a buy or sell price of an asset at a specific price and time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cryptoslate_glossary_part_of_speech":"noun","_cryptoslate_glossary_phonetic_spelling":"FYOO-cherz KON-trakt","_cryptoslate_glossary_example_sentences":["The trader used a futures contract to take a position on Bitcoin\u2019s future price.","A futures contract specifies an asset, price framework, and settlement date or mechanism.","The fund hedged part of its spot exposure by selling Bitcoin futures.","Leverage amplified both gains and losses on the futures contract.","The expiring futures contract was settled according to the exchange\u2019s reference price."]},"glossary_topic":[83425,83426],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n