Futures in the United States

Future Value

To figure the future value of a loan, use the TimeValue Software Future Value Calculator, the Pine Grove Compound/Simple Interest Calculator and/or the “Finance Interest” feature on MegaConverter.com. See present value in this legal Encyclopedia.

Futures Contracts

A futures contract is an agreement to sell or buy something at a future date. In most cases, that “something” is a specific quantity of a commodity. For more information on futures contracts, see here.

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See Also

• Brokers
• Options
• Commodities and Commodities Regulation
• Commodities Futures Trading Commission
• Commodity Prices
• Gambling Contract