Introduction to Forwards and Futures
9 sub-topics in this chapter
3.1
Introduction to forward contracts
Sub-topic 1
3.2
Futures contracts
Sub-topic 2
3.3
Contract specifications of futures contracts
Sub-topic 3
3.4
Some important terminology associated with futures contracts
Sub-topic 4
3.5
Differences between Forwards and Futures
Sub-topic 5
3.6
Payoff Charts for Futures contracts
Sub-topic 6
3.7
Futures pricing
Sub-topic 7
3.8
Price discovery and convergence of cash and futures prices on the expiry
Sub-topic 8
3.9
Uses of futures
Sub-topic 9