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Currency Futures
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Currency Futures
A futures contract in which the underlying asset is a currency. Two parties agree to buy and sell a certain currency at a given exchange rate with respect to another currency at some point in the future. The market for currency futures contracts is important in estimating the future value of different currencies.

currency futures
A contract for the future delivery of a specified amount of a major currency. Currency futures were developed in response to the substantial volatility of currency trading rates that occurred following the 1971 shift from fixed to flexible currency exchange rates.


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Three DGCX currency futures contracts set daily volume records on October 19, contributing to what is set to be one of the most active months of trading for the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX).
Daily volume records were set by three DGCX currency futures contracts on October 19, 2010, contributing to what is set to be one of the most active months of trading for the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX).
John Anderson was addressing members, institutions and private investors at the seminar, held as a prelude to the upcoming launch of DGCX's new currency futures contracts.
 
 
 
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