Difference between future contract and forward contract?

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Difference between future contract and forward contract?..

Answer / chandu

future contracts are standardized in terms of quantity,
price and time. forward contracts are tailer-made(just
communication between buyer and seller).
future contracts are traded in secondary market. forward
contracts are not traded.

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Difference between future contract and forward contract?..

Answer / m.uma shankar

While futures contracts are traded on the exchange, forwards
contracts are traded over- the-counter market.

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Difference between future contract and forward contract?..

Answer / sastry

forwards are traded off the stock exchange where as futures
are traded only in the exchanbes

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Difference between future contract and forward contract?..

Answer / deepak

furture contract Rate per share, Date of settelment will always be fixed whereas under forward contract rate is not fixed

Furture contract will always be setteled on margin basis whereas forward contract may or not.

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Difference between future contract and forward contract?..

Answer / luqman

In Forward First party entering the contract has to take
the delivery of securities on expiry of contract, whereas
in future it can be anyone who holds the securities on the
expiry date.

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