A Futures Contract Is

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Multiple Choice

A futures contract is:

• A) a contract to buy or sell commodities at some point in the future at a predetermined price.
• B) a contract to rent a resource for a specified period with the option of buying it at the end of the lease.
• C) an investment security whose value depends on the prices of several other securities.
• D) the rate at which one currency trades for another currency.

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Definitions:

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