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Spot–forward parity
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How a forward contract works
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Futures versus Forwards
Very similar to futures contractsCounterparty riskOver the counter (OTC)Mark-to-marketForward Rate Agreements
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Relationship between the forward price and the expected future spot price
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Overview
- Finance
- Derivative instrument Derivative (finance)
- Long position
- Short position
- Forward price
- Value date
- Securities
- Hedge Hedge (finance)
- Speculation
How a forward contract works
- Spot price Spot contract
- Opportunity cost
- Notional amounts Notional amount
- Leverage Leverage (finance)
Spot–forward parity
- Liquid assets Market liquidity
- Rational pricing Forward contract
- Stock
- Foreign currency
- Stock index
- Gold
- Silver
- Crude oil
- Iron ore
Relationship between the forward price and the expected future spot price
- John Maynard Keynes
- John Hicks
- Normal backwardation
- Basis Basis (options)
- Contango
Futures versus Forwards
- Very similar to futures contracts Futures contract
- Counterparty risk Credit risk
- Over the counter (OTC) Over-the-counter (finance)
- Mark-to-market Mark-to-market accounting
- Forward Rate Agreements Forward rate agreement
- Convexity adjustments Convexity (finance)
Outright versus Premium
- Foreign exchange market
- OIS market Overnight indexed swap
- Pips Percentage in point
- Basis points Basis point
Rational pricing
Theories of why a forward contract exists
- Stackelberg Stackelberg competition
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Nodes52
Edges51
Triples65
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.038462
Components1
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Forward contract
Top relations
related to General and cited references · 18
Forward contract → Abraham Lioui, An Introduction, Dynamic Asset Allocation, Financial Derivatives, Forwards, Futures, Hull, John, March, October, Options, Other Derivatives, Patrice Poncet, Prentice-Hall, Prentice-HallForward Contract, SpringerKeith Redhead, Swaps, Wikinvest
related to Further reading · 12
Forward contract → Allaz, Chicago, Cournot, Definition, Economic Theory, Financial Markets GroupForward Contract, Infrastructure Federal Reserve Bank, Investopedia, Journal, Markets, Understanding Derivatives, Vila
related to How a forward contract works · 8
Forward contract → Alice, Bob, Both, Conversely, So Alice, Suppose, The, Then
related to Relationship between the forward price and the expected future spot price · 8
Forward contract → Hedgers, Hence, John Hicks, John Maynard Keynes, Speculators, The, There, Thus
related to Futures versus Forwards · 7
Forward contract → Especially, Forward, Forwards, Having, However, OTC, Therefore
related to Investment assets · 4
Forward contract → For, Rational, The, Thus
related to Theories of why a forward contract exists · 4
Forward contract → Allaz, Stackelberg, This, Vila
related to Spot–forward parity · 3
Forward contract → For, It, While
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forward contract asset price displaystyle time spot future futures rate buy one contracts risk sell cost relationship currency forwards suppose
Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples
Extracted RDF-like relationships with confidence and source. The table includes structured facts and lower-confidence contextual relations.| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to pay a debt owed that is denominated in Canadian dollars | instance of | the buy forward is opened because the investor will actually need Canadian dollars at a future date | 0.80 | text |
| Forward contract | related to Further reading | Allaz | 0.60 | section |
| Forward contract | related to Further reading | Vila | 0.60 | section |
| Forward contract | related to Further reading | Cournot | 0.60 | section |
| Forward contract | related to Further reading | Journal | 0.60 | section |
| Forward contract | related to Further reading | Economic Theory | 0.60 | section |
| Forward contract | related to Further reading | Understanding Derivatives | 0.60 | section |
| Forward contract | related to Further reading | Markets | 0.60 | section |
| Forward contract | related to Further reading | Infrastructure Federal Reserve Bank | 0.60 | section |
| Forward contract | related to Further reading | Chicago | 0.60 | section |
| Forward contract | related to Further reading | Financial Markets GroupForward Contract | 0.60 | section |
| Forward contract | related to Further reading | Definition | 0.60 | section |
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