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Futures Terms |
| Browse our glossary of terms by using the Alphabet below. You may also search the glossary by using the search box in the right column. | |
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| Term | Definition |
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| Index | A composite of securities whose price is measured relative to a specified baseline. Index may be designed to track changes in the economy in general, in the stock market as a whole, or in a defined segment of the stock market, such as industrial stocks or technology stocks. |
| Indexation | The investment strategy of trying to replicate the price movement of an index, or of a designated basket of securities. |
| Inverted Curve | The state wherein futures contracts trade below the price of the stock. |