contract market

Definition of "contract market"
  1. A trade board or exchange approved by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission where retail and institutional participants can trade futures contracts on any commodity as long as each contract cannot be easily manipulated
How to use "contract market" in a sentence
  1. The firm traded commodities on the contract market to hedge against price fluctuations.
  2. He started his trading career in the contract market, focusing on agricultural commodities.
  3. Due to regulatory changes, the contract market has seen increased participation from individual investors.

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