Futures Contracts and Forward Contracts

Chris Heilpern ()

Chapter Chapter 9 in Understanding Risk Management and Hedging in Oil Trading, 2023, pp 113-132 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Futures are considered the simplest of derivatives but are as misunderstood as swaps or any other derivative. Futures contracts are probably not even really derivatives since they are almost all physical contracts. The major exception is Derivativesfutures contract, futures, futures exchangeICE Brent which is not a physical contract. So what is a futures contract?

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-44465-4_9

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