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Lhdenytng aset at other dqNan@, at a lurne dale & . pnce aqeed an tad.y
u.lte a loMardconra6, howeve( a ilrlresco.racr s nota privnle and
c!*om zed ransacron bul rarhera pubi c ran5ncto. rhar 1a[es p a.e on an
organzedluturesex(hanqe.haddrion, atulure5conract sslandardized-the
erchange,ratherthantheindivdualpadres,5e6rhelermsa.d.o.dtions,wtrh
theexceptionoiprice,Aaresuh,iulures.onra.Bhavease.ondarymailct,
neanfg rhatprevloulycreated.onnaft Gn be taded atso, pailias to fulures
(ontadsareguara.reedaga.stned[ o$e5rc5!i.qf.ohthe(ounte.pa(y!
.abitytopay A.learnghouseprovdeslhsglaranteeviaapro.edure nw[(h
t.onvcr6gai.sand o$esthar accrue on a daty bass ftoa(ruat.ash gansa.d
osses Fulures.ontadsare regularedatthelede.al gover.menr ele, aswe
.ored in the read.9 on fotuard markesand.o.ra.r, iotunrd.oiracr are
e$enir yunre!ulated Futuresconra.E are creited onorganized radfg
ia( ll1ie5 refe(ed to as lutures exchanges,
wherea5 io,ward .ontra.c are .or
(eated nany$e.lclocalonbutrarher.ilaredberweef a.ylwopanieswho
wsh ro enlerinlosu.haconlrad Fnaty eadr lutures exchange ha5a dvLon or
subsdiry Glkd a dearlngholse lhar pedorft tr spc. I c rerp.ns b I r.j ot
Fyng,ndcoledng dalyqa.sand to$es a5wetas glaranteeng roea(h party
the peilomanceof theothei
l.afurlrestansadon,oneFntrheto.g, !thebuyerand$eorherpany$e
sho(. tr th,aselLer The buyeraSrees ro b!yrhe underying ar a talerda, tr
eipraron,aiapriceaqreedonartheiaft oltre.oirrd The5eteraqreestoset
the lnderying 10 the buyer al rhe exprat on, al ilre ptu.e agreed o. ar the *an 01
the co.ra.t Evoryda, lhe fururescontra.t rad8 in the markel a rd is pri.e
chanqei n respof5etonew niormalon Buye6 b.rcJl tom pr.e rnmases, lid
se e6 bdneit{rom p.!e decrenses. On ilre exF rilon da, rhe.o.ri.r lermnares
a.d no IunhertJding ldke5 pace. Thef, erher ilre buyer take5 de veryotlhc
lndenyngtom tre 5eLlei orlhetuop.nes mate an.quNatenlcalr rxtetrren(
Wesha exploreedchof thesechaGdern.sol lulures.onraGi. moredeta Fnn,
howevcr, il is mpo^anl lota[e a broi oo( at how tutLr.s mailetr.ame hro be no
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