Ask CFTC

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Ask CFTC: The Economic Purpose of Futures Markets.

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Web resource

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Web

Link

https://www.cftc.gov/LearnAndProtect/EducationCenter/economicpurpose

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Domain-specific

• Spot Market
  • A futures contract standardizes a commitment for a later delivery month and is commonly offset before delivery; its delivery provisions help connect futures and cash prices but do not turn ordinary futures trading into spot trading.

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