contracts (noun)

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• exchange of contracts — exˌchange of ˈcontracts noun exchanges of contracts PLURALFORM [countable usually singular] PROPERTY when property is being bought and sold, the moment when the buyer signs the contract of sale and sends it to the seller, who also signs it,… …   Financial and business terms

• Open contracts — Contracts which have been bought or sold without the transaction having been completed by subsequent sale or purchase, or by making or taking actual delivery of the financial instrument or physical commodity. The New York Times Financial Glossary …   Financial and business terms

• open contracts — contracts that have been bought or sold without completion of the transaction by subsequent sale or purchase, or by making or taking actual delivery of the financial instrument or physical commodity. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * open… …   Financial and business terms

• exchange of contracts — /ɪksˌtʃeɪndʒ əv kɒntrækts/ noun the point in the sale of property when the buyer and the seller both sign the contract of sale, which then becomes binding …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• scramble — ► VERB 1) move or make one s way quickly and awkwardly, typically by using one s hands as well as one s feet. 2) make or become jumbled or muddled. 3) make (a broadcast transmission or telephone conversation) unintelligible unless received by an… …   English terms dictionary

• futures — Contracts for the sale/purchase of a specified quantity of a financial instrument, currency, or commodity at an agreed upon price on a given future date. First developed for agricultural commodities, actively traded futures are available for… …   Financial and business terms

• short — noun One who has sold futures contracts or plans to purchase a cash commodity. verb Selling futures contracts or initiating a cash forward contract sale without offsetting a particular market position. Chicago Board of Trade glossary Someone who… …   Financial and business terms

• contract — ♦♦ contracts, contracting, contracted (The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱ntrækt[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]kəntræ̱kt[/t]].) 1) N COUNT A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which… …   English dictionary

• contractor — noun Date: 1548 1. one that contracts or is party to a contract: as a. one that contracts to perform work or provide supplies b. one that contracts to erect buildings 2. something (as a muscle) that contracts or shortens …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• commodity exchange — noun an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery • Syn: ↑commodities exchange, ↑commodities market • Hypernyms: ↑exchange • Hyponyms: ↑futures exchange, ↑futures market, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• contract — Noun: A term which is simple in its superficial aspect but actually difficult of succinct definition, since nothing less than the whole body of applicable precedent will suffice for the purpose of definition. Williston, Contracts 3rd ed § 1;… …   Ballentine's law dictionary