期货 (qī huò) — futures (financial contracts for delivery of a commodity or asset at a future date)
Definition
Financial term for futures — contracts to buy or sell an asset at a set price on a future date, used in trading and hedging. Pairs with 现货 (spot/cash trading) and 市场, 交易, 合约 in financial contexts.
noun
futures (financial contracts for delivery of a commodity or asset at a future date)
Examples
- 期货。Tā zuì jìn kāi shǐ zuò qī huò jiāo yì.He recently started trading futures.
- 期货，。qī huò Shì chǎng fēng xiǎn hěn dà, tóu zī zhě xū yào jǐn shèn.The futures market is very risky; investors need to be cautious.
- 期货。Hěn duō nóng mín yòng qī huò lái duì chōng jià gé bō dòng de fēng xiǎn.Many farmers use futures to hedge against price fluctuations.
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