A market where contracts for future delivery of a commodity or a security are bought or sold. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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futures market UK US noun [C] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET
► (also futures exchange) a market where futures and options are traded: »
Financial futures markets are already betting on an imminent rate rise.
► the activity of trading futures: »
The growth of the futures market has changed the nature of supply problems.
Financial and business terms. 2012.