Home›Browse›F›futures contractsfutures contractsOur editors are putting together more complete content — check back in about 20 minutesfutures contractsfutures contracts — nounnoun1. agreements to buy or sell an asset at a future date for a set price1.nounDefinitionagreements to buy or sell an asset at a future date for a set priceExampleInvestors use futures contracts to hedge against price changes.