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Hey-ho, the [[future|futures]]’s not what it used to be. <br> | Hey-ho, the [[future|futures]]’s not what it used to be. <br> | ||
So would the last one out please turn off the lights? A future, like an option, is an [[exchange-traded derivative]]. These are standardised, simple contracts: traditionally the dullest of all financial contracts — but hte process of clearing and executing them is positively Kafkaesque. | So would the last one out please turn off the lights? A future, like an option, is an [[exchange-traded derivative]]. These are standardised, simple contracts: traditionally the dullest of all financial contracts — but hte process of clearing and executing them is positively Kafkaesque. | ||