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Futures Exchange |
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Futures Exchange Traditionally, a term referring to a central marketplace where futures contracts and options on futures contracts are traded. More recently, with the growth in electronic trading, it is also used to describe the activity of futures trading itself. Notes: The largest futures exchange in the U.S., the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, was formed in the late 1890s when the only futures contracts offered were for agricultural products. The 1970s saw the emergence of currency futures in major currencies. Today's futures exchanges are significantly larger, with hedging of financial instruments via futures comprising the majority of the futures market activity. Futures exchanges play an important role in the operation of the global financial system. |
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Coverage focuses on "events that impact the futures markets," Dow Jones said, and includes reviews of activity in such CBOT markets as corn, ethanol, soybeans, wheat and metals. The Class III futures markets saw 10 - 15 cent/cwt declines July through October, but still average $13. That's if you play the political futures markets or place bets on one of the myriad of online gambling sites that feature political wagering. |
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