What Is a "Future

question 79

Multiple Choice

What is a "future"?

• A)A contract in which two parties agree to exchange cash flows (e.g.interest cash flows).
• B)A contract in which one party commits upfront to buy or sell commonly traded items at a defined price and maturity date.
• C)A contract in which one party commits upfront to buy or sell something at a defined price at a defined future date.
• D)A contact that gives the right,but not the obligation,to buy a share at a specified price over a specified period of time.

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Definitions:

IRS

Stands for Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. government agency responsible for tax collection and tax law enforcement.

Stock Repurchases

Stock repurchases, also known as share buybacks, occur when a company buys back its own shares from the marketplace, reducing the amount of outstanding stock.

Dividends

Dividends are a portion of a company's earnings distributed to its shareholders as determined by the company's board of directors.

Ex-Dividend Date

The date on which a stock begins trading without the entitlement to receive the next declared dividend, meaning buyers from this date forward will not receive the dividend.