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forward contract

non-standardized contract between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specified future time at a price agreed upon today
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forward contract

Summary

forward contract is an asset type[1]. It draws 421 Wikipedia views per month (asset_type category, ranking #13 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • forward contract's instance of is recorded as asset type[3].
  • forward contract is a type of financial instrument[4].
  • forward contract is a type of derivative[5].
  • forward contract's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[6].
  • forward contract's different from is recorded as futures contract[7].

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Definition and Type

forward contract's instance of is recorded as asset type[3]. Recorded subclass of include financial instrument[4] and derivative[5].

Why It Matters

forward contract draws 421 Wikipedia views per month (asset_type category, ranking #13 of 27).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). forward contract. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/forward-contract
MLA “forward contract.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/forward-contract.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_forward-contract_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{forward contract}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/forward-contract}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 12h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → financial instrument, derivative
    Instance of → asset type
    Different from → futures contract
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 15926, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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