This section shows futures instruments. These are a standardized, transferable, exchange-traded contract that requires delivery of a commodity, bond, currency, or stock index, at a specified price, on a specified future date.

Line	Term	Definition	Synonym
1	Bond Future	A future instrument where the underlying is a bond.
3	has underlying	The bond security which is the underlyer for the futures instrument.
4	Conversion factor	The conversion factor is the price of the delivered bond/note ($1 par value) to yield a fixed rate. The conversion factor is used to calculate a final delivery price.
5	Bond Future Standardized Terms Set	A set of standard terms for bond futures contracts, as set out by the derivatives exchange. Bond Futures contracts issued by and traded on that exchange will take on these terms or override them.
7	becomes terms of	The standard terms become part of the bond future contract when it is issued. Individual terms may be overridden for an individual contract.
8	Conversion Factor	The conversion factor is the price of the delivered bond/note ($1 par value) to yield a fixed rate. The conversion factor is used to calculate a final delivery price.
9	Bond Future Underlying	The Bond which is the underlying instrument of a Bond Future contract.
11	identity	The underlying is a Bond.
12	Commodity Future	A futures contract tied to the movement of a particular commodity. This enables contract buyers to buy a specific amount of a commodity at a specific price on a particular date in the future.
14	has underlying	The underlying for this product. This takes the form of some negotiable commodity.
15	Notional Amount	The total value of a leveraged position's assets.
16	Lot Size	How many of the underlying commodity can be sold. The groupings of certain units of measure in the underlying commodity.
17	Derivatives Exchange	Exchange where futures contracts and options on futures contracts are traded.
19	holds
20	Even Lot Size	Unit of trading in a commodity, established by an exchange, and to which official price quotations from that exchange apply.
21	Open Outcry	Whether trading on the exchange is by way of open outcry in the form of physical interaction between participants. No means that trading is carried out electronically.
22	Equity Future	A Futures instrument which is based on an equity security or securities, specifically a publicly issued and traded share.
24	has underlying	The underlying equity for this product.
25	Notional Amount	The total value of a leveraged position's assets.
26	Equity Future Share Underlying	A share which is the underlying of an Equities Future contract.
28	identity	The underlying is a publicly issued and traded share.
29	Equity Future Standardized Terms Set	A set of standard terms for equity futures contracts, as set out by the derivatives exchange. Equity Futures contracts issued by and traded on that exchange will take on these terms or override them.
31	becomes terms of	The standard terms become part of the equity future contract when it is issued. Individual terms may be overridden for an individual contract.
32	Contract Size	The number of share units underlying the futures contract.
33	Financial Future	A futures contract based on a financial instrument.
35	Unit of Trading	How many of the underlying securities can be sold.
36	Financial Future Standardized Terms Set	A set of standard terms for financial futures contracts, as set out by the derivatives exchange. Financial Futures contracts issued by and traded on that exchange will take on these terms or override them.
38	becomes terms of	The standard terms become part of the contract when it is issued. Individual terms may be overridden for an individual contract.
39	Unit Of Trading	The pre-determined unit in which financial futures will be traded on this exchange.
40	Future Instrument	Agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity, a currency or a financial instrument at a particular price on a stipulated future date. A futures contract obligates the buyer to purchase the underlying commodity, currency or financial instrument and the seller to sell it unless the contract is sold to another before settlement date which may happen if a trader waits to take a profit or cut a loss.
44	has account holder	The party that is the counterparty to an exchange traded futures contract.
45	has provider	The party which is the principal of the Futures contract. This is the party that sets the terms of the contract.
46	pricing determined by	The method by which the price of the contract is determined during its life.
47	has underlying	The item (commodity, reference, index, instrument etc.) that forms the underlying upon which the Futures contract is based.
48	has listing	The listing of this futures contract on an exchange.
49	Security Description	The name of the security that uniquely identifies it amongst all other securities.
50	First Delivery Date	The start date of the range of dates by which the underlying for a futures contract must be delivered in order for the terms of the contract to be fulfilled.
51	Last Delivery date	The last date in the range of dates by which the underlying for a futures contract must be delivered in order for the terms of the contract to be fulfilled.
52	First Notice Date	The first date at which a delivery notice can be issued.
53	Last Notice Date	The last date at which a delivery notice can be issued.
54	Settlement Arrangement	The action by which an underlying commodity, security, cash value, or delivery instrument covering a contract is tendered and received by the contract holder.
55	Tick Size	The minimum value of the upward or downward movement of the price of the contract.
56	Tick Value	The minimum value of the upward or downward movement of the contract. This is the contract size multiplied by the tick size.
57	Contract Size	The deliverable quantity of goods or commodities underlying the futures contract. This is denominated as a multiple of the lot size in the case of a commodity future. For financial futures this is the number of units of the underlying security.
58	Contract Value	The deliverable value of goods, instruments or commodities underlying the futures contract.
59	Maturity	The date at which the security settlement must occur. It is the end of the life of the future contract.
60	Future Underlying	The item (commodity, reference, index, instrument etc.) that determines the value of the Futures contract and in most cases forms the deliverable when the contract expires.
62	Futures Commodity Underlying	A negotiable commodity as the underlying of a Futures contract.
64	identity	The underlying is a negotiable commodity.
65	Futures Index Underlying	An economic rate which is the underlying of a Futures contract.
67	identity	The underlying is an economic reference rate.
68	Futures Listing	A listing of a futures instrument on a derivatives exchange.
70	is at	The exchange on which this listing exists.
71	Margin Provision	An amount necessary to cover the purchase of the underlying security since delivery is mandatory, be it physical or cash. Failing to provide a sufficient provision will result in a margin call.
72	Margin Call	A broker's demand on an investor using margin to deposit additional money or securities so that the margin account is brought up to the minimum maintenance margin. This is sometimes called a 'fed call' or 'maintenance call'.
73	Futures Price Determination Method	Method by which the price of a futures contract is determined.
75	Price Determination Method	The method by which the price is determined, for example open outcry.
76	Futures Trading Account Provider	The party which is the principal of the Futures contract. This is the party that sets the terms of the contract.
78	identity	The principal party to an exchange traded futures contract is a derivatives exchange.
79	Index Future	A futures contract on a stock or financial index. For each index there may be a different multiple for determining the price of the futures contract.
81	has underlying	The index which is the underlyer for this product.
82	Multiple	The multiple for determining the price of the futures contract in relation to the underlying index rate.
83	Index Future Standardized Terms Set	A set of standard terms for index futures contracts, as set out by the derivatives exchange. Index Futures contracts issued by and traded on that exchange will take on these terms or override them.
85	becomes terms of	The standard terms become part of the index future contract when it is issued. Individual terms may be overridden for an individual contract.
86	Multiple	The multiple for determining the price of the futures contract in relation to the underlying index rate.
87	Interest Rate Future	An Interest Rate Future is a futures contract with an interest-bearing instrument as the underlying asset.
89	has underlying	The underlying security for this Future contract.
90	Notional Amount	The total value of a leveraged position's assets.
91	Interest Rate Future Debt Underlying	The debt instrument which is the underlying of an Interest Rate Future contract.
93	identity	The underlying is a traded debt instrument.
94	Interest Rate Future Standardized Terms Set	A set of standard terms for interest rate futures contracts, as set out by the derivatives exchange. Interest Rate Futures contracts issued by and traded on that exchange will take on these terms or override them.
96	becomes terms of	The standard terms become part of the interest rate future contract when it is issued. Individual terms may be overridden for an individual contract.
97	Money Market Future	A future instrument where the underlying is a money market instrument.
99	has underlying	The money market security which is the underlyer for the futures instrument.
100	Money Market Future Standardized Terms Set	A set of standard terms for money market futures contracts, as set out by the derivatives exchange. Money Market Futures contracts issued by and traded on that exchange will take on these terms or override them.
102	becomes terms of	The standard terms become part of the money market future contract when it is issued. Individual terms may be overridden for an individual contract.
103	Money Market Future Underlying	The money market instrument which is the underlying of a Money Market Futures contract.
105	identity	The underlying is a money market instrument.
106	Standardized Commodity Future Terms Set	Standard terms for a commodity futures contract, determined in advance by the exchange. These will become terms of an individual futures contract.
108	becomes terms of	The standard terms become part of the commodity future contract when it is issued. Individual terms may be overridden for an individual contract.
109	Lot Size	How many of the underlying commodity can be sold. The groupings of certain units of measure in the underlying commodity.
110	Unit Of Measure	The unit in which the underlying commodity is to be measured.
111	Standardized Futures Listing Terms Set	Standard terms set out by the exchange which will apply to any listing of a futures contract on this exchange.
113	defined by	The exchange which sets out the standard terms for listing of futures instruments that are created by that exchange.
114	become features of	The standard listing terms will become features of the listing of the future contract on the exchange.
115	Margin Call Applicable	Whether or not a Margin Call may be applicable to the listing.
116	Standardized Futures Terms Set	A set of standard terms for futures contracts, as set out by the derivatives exchange. Futures contracts issued by and traded on that exchange will take on these terms or override them.
118	defined by	The exchange which sets out the standard terms for futures instruments that are created by that exchange.
119	pricing to be determined by	The method by which the price of the contract is to be determined during its life.
120	becomes terms of	The standard terms become part of the future contract when it is issued. Individual terms may be overridden for an individual contract.
121	Delivery	Type of delivery for contracts. This determines what is delivered to the holder when the future is exercised.
122	Contract Size	The deliverable quantity of goods or commodities underlying the futures contract. This is denominated as a multiple of the lot size in the case of a commodity future. For financial futures this is the number of units of the underlying security.
123	Tick Size	The minimum value of the upward or downward movement of the price of the contract.
124	Tick Value	The minimum value of the upward or downward movement of the contract. This is the contract size multiplied by the tick size.

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