Futures trade came in the second half of XIX century. Its origin and development related to the fact that it reduced the risk of adverse price fluctuations in the circulation of capital, reduce size of reserve capital required in the event of adverse market conditions, to accelerate repayment of cash advanced capital, reduce trade credit, reduce distribution costs. Trade in futures exchange compared with the exchange of real goods are distinguished mainly fictitious transactions (only a few percent of transactions completed delivery of the goods, and others – pay the difference in prices); mostly indirect link with physical market through hedging, complete unification of all contracts, except for price and delivery time, anonymity of transactions, since they are not registered between a buyer and seller and between them and Clearing House. Trades on futures exchanges are as a commodity and on the currency, equity indices, interest rates, etc. The volume of transactions on the futures exchange, usually many times larger than the actual trade goods. Essential commodities, transactions with which concluded on futures exchanges, are cereals, oilseeds, oils, petroleum and petroleum products, precious and base metals, cotton, sugar, coffee, cocoa, live cattle..
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