forward contract

forward contract

An agreement to buy or sell a particular nonstandardized asset (usu. currencies) at a fixed price on a future date.

? Unlike a futures contract, a forward contract is not traded on a formal exchange.

¡ª Also termed forward agreement. Cf. FUTURES CONTRACT.


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