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Q2a – December 2010

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  • July 14, 2016 at 11:04 pm #325934
    Avatarnari
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    Hello

    I am reading the answer to Q2a – December 2010 which mentions:

    “Contracts to buy or sell non-financial items are within the scope of IAS 39 if they can be settled net in cash or another financial asset and are not entered into and held for the purpose of the receipt or delivery of a non-financial item in accordance with the entity’s expected purchase, sale, or usage requirements.”

    I do not understand “are not entered into and held for the purpose of the receipt or delivery of a non-financial item in accordance with the entity’s expected purchase, sale, or usage requirements.”

    Kindly explain in simple terms.

    July 24, 2016 at 10:05 pm #328716
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    Hi,

    If you buy a futures contract with the intention to settle it in cash then it is a financial instrument. If you buy the futures contract to receive the commodity (gold, wheat, crude oil) at the end of the futures contract then it is not a financial instrument.

    Thanks

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