[dtube] Litecoin (LTC) Cryptocurrency Review

In finance, a futures contract (more colloquially, futures) is a standardized forward contract, a legal agreement to buy or sell something at a predetermined price at a specified time in the future. The asset transacted is usually a commodity or financial instrument. The predetermined price the parties agree to buy and sell the asset for is known as the forward price. The specified time in the future—which is when delivery and payment occur—is known as the delivery date. Because it is a function of an underlying asset, a futures contract is a derivative product.

Contracts are negotiated at futures exchanges, which act as a marketplace between buyers and sellers. The buyer of a contract is said to be long position holder, and the selling party is said to be short position holder.[1] As both parties risk their counter-party walking away if the price goes against them, the contract may involve both parties lodging a margin of the value of the contract with a mutually trusted third party. For example, in gold futures trading, the margin varies between 2% and 20% depending on the volatility of the spot market.[2]

The first futures contracts were negotiated for agricultural commodities, and later futures contracts were negotiated for natural resources such as oil. Financial futures were introduced in 1972, and in recent decades, currency futures, interest rate futures and stock market index futures have played an increasingly large role in the overall futures markets.

The original use of futures contracts was to mitigate the risk of price or exchange rate movements by allowing parties to fix prices or rates in advance for future transactions. This could be advantageous when (for example) a party expects to receive payment in foreign currency in the future, and wishes to guard against an unfavorable movement of the currency in the interval before payment is received.

However, futures contracts also offer opportunities for speculation in that a trader who predicts that the price of an asset will move in a particular direction can contract to buy or sell it in the future at a price which (if the prediction is correct) will yield a profit.

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cryptotaxadvisor (32) · 7 years ago

Would really appreciate a new 2018 report from you on Litecoin. I would like your take on why Litecoin is just sitting there, and not moving.

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safetony (47) · 7 years ago

The fees are higher than bitcoin cash and ripple so it's not as attractive to use as money. But Charlie lee has tweeted this so expect a rise soon.

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gtp (25) · 7 years ago

Cryptocurrency is freaking fascinating

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elafonso (35) · 7 years ago

Indeed is like watching the future take place and all the human minds bringing their creativity to the table.
It must have been like this in the first years of internet and computing.
It has been a beautifull ride.
Hope litecoin goes up soon cause i have some sitting there :)

Oh thanks Luis you are a cool face to learn though i tend to prefer reading every now and then I watch your videos. Good content.

budz82 (54) · 7 years ago

LTC is about to do some stuff that most people are not expecting, and much sooner and more gamechanging then many may expect. I have a strong feeling that spring is gunna be an extremely interesting time for Litecoin to say the least.

martiniman (7) · 7 years ago

I really like your videos on youtube, I will follow you on Steemit too.

hsyndemir (56) · 7 years ago

Başarılı :)

lollobrown (35) · 7 years ago