stock-index futures
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7.2
- noun
- Specialized
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futuros de índice bursátil
- Many traders believe that stock-index futures can predict market trends.
- stock-index futures market
- margins on stock-index futures
- stock-index futures contracts
Examples
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Investors often turn to stock-index futures to hedge against potential losses in the market.
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Many investors use stock-index futures to hedge their portfolios against market volatility.
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The value of stock-index futures rose sharply ahead of the economic report.
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Traders monitor stock-index futures each morning to gauge possible market openings.
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Investors often trade stock-index futures to hedge their portfolios.
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Before making any trades, it's essential to analyze the trends in stock-index futures for better decision-making.
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Many traders speculate on the direction of the market using stock-index futures as a tool to predict future movements.
Synonyms
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7.9
A contract to buy or sell something later at a fixed price
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6.3
An agreement to buy or sell something later at a fixed price
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6.2
An agreement to trade things such as oil or shares at a fixed price on a future date
How Risky
- Specialized
1
7.2
- Specialized
256
7.4
∞
3.5
50
2.3
- Specialized
14
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
stock-index + futures
The phrase is compositionally transparent: 'stock-index' is an index of stocks (modifier) and 'futures' are agreements to buy or sell later, so together they denote futures contracts based on a stock index. While detailed financial nuances (hedging, speculating) may be technical, the basic meaning is directly derivable from the constituent words and standard compound-noun structure, so a B1 learner who knows the parts can infer the overall sense.
Etymology
The compound stock-index futures comes from a simple picture: a stock is a share, an index is a list that shows many stock prices, and futures are a promise or ticket to trade at a set price later. So, stock-index futures are like a ticket that locks a price for the whole list of stocks, which is why investors use them to 'bet on' or 'protect against' the market's future moves.