futures market

noun

An exchange in which one can trade on commodities or financial instruments at a specified price for delivery at a specified future time.

Similar
futures exchangeforward market

Meanings

nounfutures market (plural futures markets)

plural futures markets

  1. businessAn exchange in which one can trade on commodities or financial instruments at a specified price for delivery at a specified future time.

    Synonyms: futures exchange

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn exchange in which one can trade on commodities or financial instruments at a specified price for delivery at a specified future time.

Similar
futures exchange

More synonyms by meaning

nouna commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded

Similar
futures exchangeforward market
Broader
commodity exchangecommodities exchangecommodities market

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 期貨市場 /期货市场
  • 期貨市場 /期货市场 (qīhuò shìchǎng)exchange for financial futures
Finnish futuuripörssi
  • futuuripörssiexchange for financial futures
Indonesian pasar berjangka
  • pasar berjangkaexchange for financial futures
Polish giełda terminowa
  • giełda terminowaexchange for financial futures
Russian фью́черсная би́ржа, фью́черсный ры́нок
  • фью́черсная би́ржа (fʹjúčersnaja bírža)exchange for financial futures
  • фью́черсный ры́нок (fʹjúčersnyj rýnok)exchange for financial futures
Cite this entry
APA

futures market. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/futures%20market

MLA

“futures market.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/futures%20market. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “futures market,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/futures%20market.

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