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Futures Contracts – Buy or Sell?

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  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 4 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • April 29, 2021 at 7:42 pm #619214
    ivanovrita86
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    Dear Tutor,

    I have watched the videos on Currency Futures, but it is still not clear when I have to buy and when I have to sell a futures contract?!
    Could you please explain it shortly?

    e.g. Payment in USD in 3 months’ time => CC = USD => I do not have USD, therefore I “buy” the currency and therefore I “buy” the USD future contracts? And the same case with CC = GBP => I do not have USD, I have to “buy” the USD, but since my CC is GBP, I “sell” the GBP futures contracts?

    And how about Receiving USD in 3 months’ time (UK based firm)?
    If my CC = USD => I do not need the USD in the UK, so I “sell” the USD and therefore the USD futures contracts and if my CC = GBP, then I “buy” the GBP future contracts?

    Is this understanding correct?

    Thank you!

    April 30, 2021 at 7:59 am #619247
    John Moffat
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    I do not know what you mean by ‘CC’.

    If you mean the contract currency (i.e. the currency in which the contract. size is quoted) then what you have written is correct 🙂

    April 30, 2021 at 2:39 pm #619303
    ivanovrita86
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    Dear John,

    Yes, by CC I mean contract currency, sorry for the confusion.
    And thanks a lot for your quick response and clarification!

    Margarita

    April 30, 2021 at 3:40 pm #619318
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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