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Futures markets are first and foremost a risk transference vehicle. Futures markets also provide price information that the world looks to as a benchmark in determining value of a particular commodity or financial instrument on any given lay or at any specific time of the day.
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Futures contracts represent more than just Corn and Soybeans; today we have futures contracts on traditional commodities ranging from Corn and Crude Oil, to contracts on Treasury Bonds, Foreign Currencies, Eurodollar Deposits, as well as single stock futures contracts.
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Time for delivery also was standardized with the futures contract. Months were chosen—or more precisely gradually agreed upon—by grain merchants and farmers based on harvesting and transportation conditions.
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The history of modern futures trading began on the mid western frontier in the 1800s. The history of modern futures trading and that of the city of Chicago are closely tied. Incorporated as a village in 1833, Chicago became a city in 1837 with a population of 4,107. Chicago’s strategic location on Lake Michigan and [...]
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