Futures Markets
A futures exchange or futures market is a central financial exchange where people can trade standardized futures contracts defined by the exchange. Futures contracts are derivatives contracts to buy or sell specific quantities of a commodity or financial instrument at a specified price with delivery set at a specified time in the future. Futures exchanges provides physical or electronic trading venues, details of standardized contracts, market and price data, clearing houses, exchange self-regulations, margin mechanisms, settlement procedures, delivery times, delivery procedures and other services to foster trading in futures contracts. Futures exchanges can be organized as non-profit member-owned organizations or …
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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 28 February 2024 English
This report explores the latest consumption and production trends in the soybean sector and examines what is needed to develop effective incentives that reward soybean farmers for adopting more sustainable …
supply and demand. Soybeans are traded in the futures markets. Most of the world’s soybean trade is through …
School of Public Policy, University of Calgary · 1 February 2024 English
R E S E A R C H P A P E R Volume 17:02 Market Design for February 2024 the 21st Century: Recommendations for Alberta’s Power Market Blake Shaffer …
significant price volatility yet these standardized futures markets have continued to operate. Based on this evidence …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 12 September 2023 English
This report explores recent market trends in the sugar cane sector, what these trends mean for producers in developing countries, and what sustainability standards, governments, and private sector actors can …
or unrefined cane sugar is traded in the futures markets. Most of the world’s sugar2 trade is through … liberalized free-traded cane sugar, however, the futures markets still act as the reference price. The sugar …
PMLQ: Parti marxiste-léniniste du Québec · 5 September 2023 English
24 The African Carbon Markets Initiative The assumption of a carbon market existing in 2050 means surrendering to an acceptance of climate breakdown: If companies are still seeking to buy …
credit as well as opening up for speculative futures markets. 40 The African Carbon Markets Initiative Graphic …
School of Public Policy, University of Calgary · 7 June 2023 English
11 Demutualization of the Capital Structure of Mutual Insurance Companies. [...] 16 Efficiency in the Supervision of Financial Conglomerates. [...] .17 Economies of Scale. [...] 19 Compensation of Consumers of …
by the development by Chicago exchanges of futures markets on mortgages (GNMAs), treasury bills and long-term … and gave the agency sole jurisdiction over futures markets. Since there was no federal prohibition of …
Centre de Recherche en économie de l'Environnement, de l'Agroalimentaire, des Transports et de l'Énergie · 4 April 2023 English
(2018) used Wednesday weekly spot and futures closing prices for corn and soybeans in Ontario to show that spot prices of corn adjust more rapidly to an increase in future …
2307/1913236 Fernandez, V. (2016). Spot and futures markets linkages: Does contango differ from backwar- … com/doi/pdf/10.1002/fut.21736]. Journal of Futures Markets, 36 (4), 375–396. https://doi.org/10.1002/fut … style=”font-variant:small-caps;”¿et al.¡/span¿. Journal of Futures Markets, 38 (12), 1549–1564. https://doi.org/10.1002/fut …
NCFA: National Crowdfunding Association of Canada · 16 February 2023 English
The injunction targeted the project owners of the crowdfunding campaigns, in particular NPO “Freedom 2022 Human Rights and Freedoms.” With respect to the crowdfunding platforms, the effects of the order …
Oversight of and Approach to Virtual Currency Futures Markets,” (4 January 2018), online (pdf): https://www …
Public Order Emergency Commission (Canada) · 16 February 2023 English
The injunction targeted the project owners of the crowdfunding campaigns, in particular NPO “Freedom 2022 Human Rights and Freedoms.” With respect to the crowdfunding platforms, the effects of the order …
Oversight of and Approach to Virtual Currency Futures Markets,” (4 January 2018), online (pdf): https://www …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 11 January 2023 English
This report presents and analyzes the sustainable production and consumption trends in the global cotton sector and includes a detailed exploration of how adopting voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) can affect …
supply and demand. Cotton is traded in the futures markets, with New York and Liverpool as the dominant …
Public Order Emergency Commission (Canada) · 3 October 2022 English
Securities law in Canada is comprised of the rules and regulations of thirteen different provincial and territorial securities regulatory authorities, who work together through the umbrella organization of the CSA …
Oversight of and Approach to Virtual Currency Futures Markets,” (4 January 2018), online (pdf): https://www …
