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Derivatives, Futures & Options

Forward Contract

A privately negotiated agreement to buy or sell an asset at a set price on a future date, not traded on an exchange.

Test: terms are bilaterally negotiated, the contract is not exchange-traded, and settlement occurs directly between the parties qualitative Derivatives, Futures & Options

Futures Contract

A standardised exchange-traded agreement to buy or sell an underlying asset at a set price on a set future date.

Contract Value = Futures Price x Lot Size; Profit or Loss = (Exit Price - Entry Price) x Lot Size, sign adjusted for direction ₹