cotton futures
Textile commodity speculation
Cotton futures are contracts to buy or sell cotton at a predetermined price on a future date.
Traded on commodities exchanges, they allow farmers to lock in prices and speculators to bet on price movements: Cotton futures rose on drought forecasts.
The cotton futures market has historically been a bellwether for agricultural commodities trading.
- trading floorExchange transaction area
- crop yieldAgricultural production amount
- limit orderPrice-specific buy/sell instruction
- short sellingSelling borrowed securities
- hedgingNoncommittal maneuvering
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Bound blocks of harvested fiber
raw cotton · tangible assets · real property · inventory · equities
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