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futures marketA financial market where people buy and sell contracts for commodities or financial instruments to be delivered at a future date

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A financial market where people buy and sell contracts for commodities or financial instruments to be delivered at a future date

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfjuːtʃərz ˈmɑːrkɪt/

Korean meaning: 미래의 특정 시점에 상품이나 금융상품을 거래할 계약을 사고파는 금융시장

Korean pronunciation: **퓨**처스 **마**킷

Example Sentences

  • My grandfather lost his fortune in the futures market trying to predict corn prices.
  • She became a millionaire in the futures market by correctly guessing that people would panic-buy toilet paper.
  • The futures market for cryptocurrency is more unpredictable than tomorrow's weather.

futures market

NOUN

//ˈfjuːtʃərz ˈmɑːrkɪt//

A financial market where people buy and sell contracts for commodities or financial instruments to be delivered at a future date

futures market concept
💡 Concept

Traders shout buy and sell orders in the wheat futures market, locking in next year's price.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈfjuːtʃərz ˈmɑːrkɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈfjuːtʃəz ˈmɑːkɪt/

🌳Etymology

Rootfuture
Suffix--s

Origin

Future는 라틴어 'futurus(될 것인)'에서 왔고, market은 라틴어 'mercatus(거래)'에서 유래되어, '미래 거래 장터'라는 의미로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

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creatures
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🔗Collocations

commodity futures market
enter the futures market
futures market trading
volatile futures market
futures market speculation

📝Examples

My grandfather lost his fortune in the futures market trying to predict corn prices.

😄 Fun example

She became a millionaire in the futures market by correctly guessing that people would panic-buy toilet paper.

😄 Fun example

The futures market for cryptocurrency is more unpredictable than tomorrow's weather.

😄 Fun example

Understanding the futures market requires both mathematical skills and a crystal ball.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

derivatives marketforward marketcommodity exchange

Antonyms

spot marketcash market

Related

speculationhedgingcommoditycontractderivative

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