forward market

noun

The informal over-the-counter financial market by which contracts for future delivery are entered into.

Similar
futures exchangefutures market
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Meanings

nounforward market (plural forward markets)

plural forward markets

  1. businessThe informal over-the-counter financial market by which contracts for future delivery are entered into.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded

Similar
futures exchangefutures market
Broader
commodity exchangecommodities exchangecommodities market
Also see
futures market

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

forward market. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forward%20market

MLA

“forward market.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forward%20market. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forward market,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forward%20market.

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